Pattaya vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Pattaya	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$1336
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$3311
🏠 One person rent	$418	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$729	$997
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$401
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.7	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$475	$2542
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	31	96
😀 Quality of life	57	97
🏙️ Population	120K	3.76M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 39% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 6620th and 4404th ($812 vs $1336) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 17th 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 1.9 months in Yokohama. Pattaya ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 6140th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Yokohama

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	Pattaya	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.71	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$1167
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48	$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$6388
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.57	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.71	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$42.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10383	$18032

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498

Cities near Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1071
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1051
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1076
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1017
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1054
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$959
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$958
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$935
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$968
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1067
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1113
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1058
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1040
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1021
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1125
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1698
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$971
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1088
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$971
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1066
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1029
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1085
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1068
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1073