Pattaya vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Pattaya	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$2330
🏠 One person rent	$418	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$729	$440
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$430
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.7	$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$475	$1477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	31	74
😀 Quality of life	57	83
🏙️ Population	120K	1.87M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 9% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6620th and 6262nd ($812 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Pattaya ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 6140th and 549th 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	$3.71	$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.57	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.71	$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10383	$6518

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498

Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$914
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$894
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$854
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$894
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$914
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$1006
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$695
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$993
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$868
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$942
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$901
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$802
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1135
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$615
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1313
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$707
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$1030
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$634
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$628
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$589
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$454
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$451
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$697
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$579
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$628
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$669
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$616
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$671
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$941
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$700
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$753
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$766
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$600
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$608
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$696