Auckland vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$447
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	32	31
😀 Quality of life	90	42
🏙️ Population	1.47M	116K

The cost of living in Auckland is 243% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 1099th and 7072nd ($2279 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in New Zealand and Thailand, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 119th and 6956th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Pattaya

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	Auckland	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$8397

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509