Auckland vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	32	31
😀 Quality of life	89	59
🏙️ Population	1.47M	120K

The cost of living in Auckland is 147% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 1604th and 6471st ($2156 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in New Zealand and Thailand, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 240th and 6065th 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	$13.5	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$12044

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

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