Pattaya vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pattaya	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2066	$4239
🏠 One person rent	$395	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$1714
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.3	$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$461	$2474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	31	100
😀 Quality of life	54	99
🏙️ Population	120K	14.3M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 51% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6518th and 3019th ($781 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Pattaya ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5997th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Tokyo

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	Pattaya	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.58	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1152	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.67%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1693	$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.44	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.67	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.49	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8876	$15235

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1150
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1138
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$1033
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1107
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1103
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1099
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1122
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1196
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1124
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1164
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1071
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1101