Pattaya vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pattaya	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1753	$3353
🏠 One person rent	$313	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$1252
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$1657
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	31	95
😀 Quality of life	42	87
🏙️ Population	116K	2.6M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 43% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7072nd and 4516th ($665 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Pattaya compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Pattaya ranked 15th best city to live in Thailand vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6956th and 209th 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	$3.26	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.55	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8397	$19102

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509

Cities near Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1011
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$860
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$861
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$863
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$917
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$860
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$746
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$995
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$890
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$857
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$791
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$725
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$664
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$675
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$952
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$913
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$694
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$689
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$676
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$744
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$851
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$787
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$721
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$735
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$678
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$741
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$667
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$719
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$713
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$655
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$811
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$725
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$644
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$721
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$588
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$589