Pattaya vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Pattaya Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$463
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$800
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.1
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$487
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
31
94
😀 Quality of life
59
89
🏙️ Population
120K
2.44M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 31% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6471st and 4661st ($874 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6065th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Pattaya vs Taipei

Prices for goods and services in Pattaya and Taipei are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Pattaya Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$543
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1002
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2865
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.75
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.83
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.36
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12044
$18442

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Pattaya

Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Nong Prue
$846
16 km or 9.7 mi Laem Chabang
$838
23 km or 14 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
84 km or 52 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
85 km or 53 mi Klaeng
$768
85 km or 53 mi Lat Luang
$833
98 km or 61 mi Bangkok
$1027
110 km or 68 mi Nonthaburi
$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
324 km or 202 mi Siem Reap
$679
340 km or 211 mi Ko Tao
$845
372 km or 231 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
383 km or 238 mi Sihanoukville
$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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602