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Nha Trang vs. Pattaya Cost of Living Summary

Nha Trang is 25.7% cheaper than Pattaya.

Restaurants: pay 42.8% less in Nha Trang
Groceries: pay 43.8% less in Nha Trang
Transportation: pay 52.5% less in Nha Trang
Housing: pay 29.1% less in Nha Trang
Childcare: pay 3.6% less in Nha Trang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.7% less in Nha Trang
Clothing: pay 47.9% more in Nha Trang

Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, restaurants, housing, and childcare are lower in Nha Trang.

Nha Trang vs. Pattaya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nha Trang instead of Pattaya, you would:

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pay 42.8% less for restaurants

	Pattaya	Nha Trang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.72 THB122.54	$2.94 ₫77,327	-21.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.84 THB291.03	$3.79 ₫99,776	-57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 THB27.76	$0.39 ₫10,310	-53.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.92	$0.22 ₫5,787	-39.3%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 43.8% less for groceries

	Pattaya	Nha Trang
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 THB45.82	$0.46 ₫12,223	-66.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.13 THB300.60	$6.00 ₫158K	-34.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.89 THB226.81	$4.85 ₫128K	-29.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 THB74.29	$1.41 ₫37,117	-37.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 THB48.40	$1.38 ₫36,432	-5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 THB47.19	$0.64 ₫16,972	-55.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 THB20.64	$0.36 ₫9,595	-41.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 THB28.66	$0.23 ₫6,110	-73.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 THB24.87	$0.43 ₫11,314	-43.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 THB20.99	$0.30 ₫7,996	-52.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB15.86	$0.28 ₫7,354	-42.0%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 52.5% less for transportation

	Pattaya	Nha Trang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.97 THB163.63	$3.29 ₫86,598	-33.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.47 THB673.96	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$47,636.03 THB2M	$17,046.00 ₫449M	-64.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.41 THB408.46	$5.02 ₫132K	-59.5%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 29.1% less for housing

	Pattaya	Nha Trang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.64 THB613.71	$9.02 ₫237K	-51.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$546.21 THB17,984.76	$371.70 ₫10M	-31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.20 THB11,827.21	$225.88 ₫6M	-37.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.81 THB1,969.24	$62.40 ₫2M	+4.3%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 3.6% less for childcare

	Pattaya	Nha Trang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$294.62 THB9,700.94	$284.10 ₫7M	-3.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,544.43 THB347K	??
Average			-3.6%

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pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Pattaya	Nha Trang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB76.59	$0.59 ₫15,465	-74.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 THB70.02	$1.70 ₫44,816	-20.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.65 THB153.17	$1.52 ₫39,910	-67.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.83 THB1,509.04	$21.67 ₫571K	-52.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.75 THB255.29	$2.84 ₫74,832	-63.4%
Average			-55.7%

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pay 47.9% more for clothing

	Pattaya	Nha Trang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.19 THB993.92	$32.96 ₫868K	+9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.85 THB653.54	$30.27 ₫797K	+52.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.65 THB3,050.69	$64.20 ₫2M	-30.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.86 THB1,674.69	$132.58 ₫3M	+160.7%
Average			+47.9%

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