Pattaya vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pattaya Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$665
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1753
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$313
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
31
93
😀 Quality of life
42
86
🏙️ Population
116K
2.29M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 23% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7072nd and 6163rd ($665 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Pattaya ranked 15th best city to live in Thailand vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6956th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Pattaya Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.26
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$786
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$517
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.13%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1791
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1187
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.55
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$301
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8397
$13937

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$594
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$617
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$481
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$614
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$579
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$539
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$571
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$518
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$615
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$587
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$702
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$661
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$755
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$642
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$496
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$532
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$569
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$524
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$554
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$802
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$534
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$555
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$711
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$642
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$566
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$628
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$605
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$917
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$860
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$1011
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$1169
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$746
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$863
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$860
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$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
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$791
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$725
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$675
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$913
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$952
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$664
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$694
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$932
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$689
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$676
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$851
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$1114
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$721
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$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
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$719
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$678
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$735
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$667
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$1115
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$741
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$713
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$655
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$588
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$589
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$725
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$644
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$716