Bali vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bali	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3559	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$705	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.9	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$466
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	36	31
😀 Quality of life	55	54
🏙️ Population	4.36M	120K

The cost of living in Bali is 40% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4844th and 6432nd ($1121 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Indonesia and Thailand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bali compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 5819th and 5984th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Pattaya

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	Bali	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$572	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3170	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1937	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.8	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.77	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.23	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.33	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.27	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.9	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.61	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8739	$9189

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$892
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$530
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$380
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$518
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$495
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$388
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$558
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$512
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$470
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$487
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$507
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$601
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$434
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$447
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$550
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$506
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$524
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$508
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$512
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$515
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$517
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$551
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$571
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$534
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$530
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$638
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$596
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$509
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$541
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$620
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$553
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$419
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$757
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$577

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516