Adelaide vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	50	31
😀 Quality of life	93	59
🏙️ Population	1.39M	120K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 168% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 1210th and 6471st ($2338 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Australia and Thailand, respectively. Check Australia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 73rd and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Pattaya

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	Adelaide	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$12044

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

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