Pattaya vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pattaya Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$463
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$800
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.1
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$487
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
31
73
😀 Quality of life
59
72
🏙️ Population
120K
1.85M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 4% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6471st and 6264th ($874 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 1.6 months in Tainan. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 6065th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Tainan

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Pattaya Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$543
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1002
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2865
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.75
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.83
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.36
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12044
$5587

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$768
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$833
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$1027
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$789
110 km or 68 mi Hua Hin
$784
115 km or 72 mi Pak Kret
$788
119 km or 74 mi Rangsit
$656
130 km or 81 mi Tha Khlong
$710
132 km or 82 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
184 km or 114 mi Ko Chang
$763
237 km or 147 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
250 km or 156 mi Battambang
$575
255 km or 159 mi Myeik
$562
259 km or 161 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
318 km or 198 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
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$679
340 km or 211 mi Ko Tao
$845
372 km or 231 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
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$764
396 km or 246 mi Ko Samui
$782
435 km or 270 mi Phitsanulok
$585
440 km or 273 mi Khon Kaen
$621
442 km or 275 mi Kampot
$587
450 km or 280 mi Phu Quoc
$530
457 km or 284 mi Surat Thani
$612
464 km or 288 mi Phnom Penh
$882
497 km or 309 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
506 km or 314 mi Kampong Cham
$501
508 km or 315 mi Prey Veng
$760
512 km or 318 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
527 km or 328 mi Mawlamyine
$571
535 km or 333 mi Udon Thani
$581
553 km or 343 mi Stung Treng
$652
561 km or 349 mi Hpa-an
$593
562 km or 349 mi Rach Gia
$535
571 km or 355 mi Long Xuyen
$514

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$999
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$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697