Pattaya vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pattaya	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2066	$3254
🏠 One person rent	$395	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$1230
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.3	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$461	$1684
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	31	95
😀 Quality of life	54	86
🏙️ Population	120K	2.6M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 34% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6518th and 4534th ($781 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Pattaya ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5997th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Taipei

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	Pattaya	Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.58	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1152	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.67%	2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1693	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.44	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.67	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.49	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8876	$19749

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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 Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$967
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$875
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$821
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$897
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$728
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$894
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$813
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$770
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$747
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$669
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$625
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$788
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$648
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$644
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$681
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$823
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$726
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$688
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$671
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$630
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$682
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$603
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$661
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$649
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$601
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$587
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$677
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$616
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$671
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$451
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$581