Pattaya vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pattaya Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$418
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$729
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$475
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
31
93
😀 Quality of life
57
84
🏙️ Population
120K
2.33M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 14% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6620th and 5995th ($812 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Pattaya ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6140th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Pattaya Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.71
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.4
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2484
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1738
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.57
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.73
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10383
$14970

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$774
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$958
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$724
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$736
119 km or 74 mi Rangsit
$635
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$675
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$623
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$708
237 km or 147 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
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$571
255 km or 159 mi Myeik
$553
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$588
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$680
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$650
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$812
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$765
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$763
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$741
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$558
440 km or 273 mi Khon Kaen
$590
442 km or 275 mi Kampot
$622
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$511
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$593
464 km or 288 mi Phnom Penh
$829
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$558
506 km or 314 mi Kampong Cham
$504
508 km or 315 mi Prey Veng
$727
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$810
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$567
535 km or 333 mi Udon Thani
$578
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$635
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$581
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$515
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$868
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$993
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$1135
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$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
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$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
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$628
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$628
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$1002
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$621
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$615
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$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
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$697
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$666
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$600
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$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
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$586
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$672
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$604
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$451