Pattaya vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Pattaya	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$3273
🏠 One person rent	$418	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$729	$1099
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.7	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$475	$1659
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	31	94
😀 Quality of life	57	87
🏙️ Population	120K	2.6M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 38% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6620th and 4455th ($812 vs $1313) 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Pattaya ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6140th and 388th 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	$3.71	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.57	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.71	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10383	$17567

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498

Cities near Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1135
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$1030
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$942
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$802
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$868
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$993
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$695
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$1006
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$914
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$894
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$894
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$914
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$628
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$634
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$854
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$894
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$628
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$621
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$615
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$700
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$901
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$753
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$707
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$677
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$671
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$696
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$616
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$666
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$697
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$600
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$586
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$672
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$604
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$650
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$454
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$589