Auckland vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$461
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	32	31
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	1.47M	120K

The cost of living in Auckland is 152% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 1924th and 6518th ($1968 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in New Zealand and Thailand, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 161st and 5997th 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	$13	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$8876

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508