If you eat farang places in Bangkok (I don't, just look and compare) food can be like 250 B for breakfast and 70 B small cup of coffee. 30 steps away nice full Thai breakfast for 70 B, coffee 35 B.
There is happy customers to both, I guess.
Fresh fruits are very good and cheap too. Cheaper than Jomtien, especially bananas and red grapes. - 40% off.
Same w cooked rice; 7 B a big bag. 3x bigger than Jomtien small bag for 10 B.
As somebody ( Jose?) said "On Nut area is working class, that's why low prices. Suits me fine and gals are not snobby.
The 24/7 noise is getting to my nerves. Time to move to Jomtien beach - only ONE motobike,,,,