Bali vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bali	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1175	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2596	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$764	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$1369	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	37	31
😀 Quality of life	60	59
🏙️ Population	4.36M	120K

The cost of living in Bali is 35% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4830th and 6471st ($1175 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Indonesia and Thailand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Bali ranked 11th best city to live in Indonesia vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 5918th and 6065th 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	$2.96	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$621	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1791	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1140	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.21%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1881	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.54	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.14	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.6	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.03	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.24	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.8	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.52	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.34	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$12044

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$822
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$496
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$409
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$476
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$459
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$379
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$549
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$419
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$439
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$453
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$445
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$593
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$405
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$424
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$499
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$474
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$510
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$470
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$478
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$493
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$478
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$515
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$536
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$509
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$502
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$588
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$551
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$491
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$556
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$560
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$467
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$391
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$684
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$536

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