Pattaya vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pattaya Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$800
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2142
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$401
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.7
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$466
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
31
93
😀 Quality of life
54
83
🏙️ Population
120K
2.33M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 8% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6432nd and 6227th ($800 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Pattaya ranked 4th best city to live in Thailand vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5984th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Pattaya Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.07
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.45
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1159
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$725
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.6
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.9
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.4
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.38%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2603
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1761
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.4
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.3
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.76
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.86
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9189
$13630

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$739
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$613
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$664
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$564
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$697
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$633
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$533
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$570
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$564
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$674
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$630
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$806
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$763
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$754
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$745
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$559
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$608
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$582
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$529
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$635
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$819
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$561
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$514
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$711
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$795
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$564
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$555
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$626
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$612
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$534
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$828
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$864
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$1060
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$1158
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$698
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$745
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$1028
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$931
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$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
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$707
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$661
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$841
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$801
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$706
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$683
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$932
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$666
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$654
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$821
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$1229
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$807
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$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
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$731
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$673
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$712
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$642
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$1231
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$719
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$713
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$702
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$643
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$592
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$605
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$708
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$633
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$691