Bandung vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandung	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$545	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1341	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$218	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$461
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	81	31
😀 Quality of life	40	54
🏙️ Population	2.88M	120K

The cost of living in Bandung is 30% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8276th and 6518th ($545 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 5th in Indonesia and Thailand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6910th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Pattaya

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	Bandung	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.59	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.19	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.05	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.4	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$412	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.3	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.76	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.91	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.3	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7595	$8876

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$563
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$513
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$518
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$385
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$521
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$701
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$490
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$536
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$558
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$480
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$474
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$492
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$488
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$471
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$493
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$432
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$421
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$486
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$464
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$453
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$417
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$395
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$505
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$410
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$365
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$549
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$510
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$614
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$458
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$427
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1267
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$497

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