Pattaya vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pattaya	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2066	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$395	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.3	$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$461	$1362
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	31	73
😀 Quality of life	54	81
🏙️ Population	120K	1.87M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 4% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6518th and 6380th ($781 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th 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 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5997th and 498th 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	$3.58	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1152	$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.67%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1693	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.44	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.67	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.49	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8876	$6108

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508

Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$747
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$770
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$788
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$796
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$813
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$894
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$728
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$897
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$821
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$875
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$823
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$731
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1073
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$627
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1181
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$644
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$967
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$625
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$669
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$581
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$451
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$443
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$649
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$569
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$648
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$655
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$603
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$630
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$936
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$681
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$726
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$764
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$601
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$601
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$682