Pattaya vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Pattaya	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2115	$2515
🏠 One person rent	$463	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$800	$653
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.1	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1212
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	31	93
😀 Quality of life	59	87
🏙️ Population	120K	2.35M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 7% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6471st and 6085th ($874 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6065th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Taoyuan

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	Pattaya	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$543	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.3	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.75	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12044	$17081

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$882
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$937
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1108
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1257
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$709
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$796
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$997
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$957
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$888
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$879
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$889
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$910
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$668
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$910
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$841
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$654
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$634
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$630
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$903
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$723
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$705
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$763
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$682
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$634
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$697
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$698
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$610
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$465
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$602
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$667
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$617
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$464