Pattaya vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pattaya Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$800
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2142
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$401
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.7
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$466
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
31
74
😀 Quality of life
54
80
🏙️ Population
120K
1.87M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 5% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6432nd and 6292nd ($800 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th 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 1.5 months in Tainan. Pattaya ranked 4th best city to live in Thailand vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5984th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Pattaya Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.07
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.45
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1159
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$725
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.6
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.9
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.38%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2603
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1761
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.4
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.3
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.76
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.86
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9189
$18526

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$703
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$787
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$994
110 km or 68 mi Nonthaburi
$759
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$676
115 km or 72 mi Pak Kret
$739
119 km or 74 mi Rangsit
$613
130 km or 81 mi Tha Khlong
$664
132 km or 82 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
184 km or 114 mi Ko Chang
$697
237 km or 147 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
250 km or 156 mi Battambang
$533
255 km or 159 mi Myeik
$570
259 km or 161 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
318 km or 198 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
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$630
340 km or 211 mi Ko Tao
$806
372 km or 231 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
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$754
396 km or 246 mi Ko Samui
$745
435 km or 270 mi Phitsanulok
$559
440 km or 273 mi Khon Kaen
$608
442 km or 275 mi Kampot
$582
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$529
457 km or 284 mi Surat Thani
$635
464 km or 288 mi Phnom Penh
$819
497 km or 309 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
506 km or 314 mi Kampong Cham
$514
508 km or 315 mi Prey Veng
$711
512 km or 318 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$795
527 km or 328 mi Mawlamyine
$564
535 km or 333 mi Udon Thani
$555
553 km or 343 mi Stung Treng
$626
561 km or 349 mi Hpa-an
$612
562 km or 349 mi Rach Gia
$534
571 km or 355 mi Long Xuyen
$516

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Distance City Cost of living
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$932
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$707
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$761
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$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
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$654
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$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
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$1028
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$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
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$673
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$1014
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$719
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$1231
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$776
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$801
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$643
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$629
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$719