Bangalore vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$223	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	76	31
😀 Quality of life	63	59
🏙️ Population	12.3M	120K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 40% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8579th and 6471st ($523 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in India and Thailand, respectively. Check India vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 5518th and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Pattaya

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	Bangalore	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.08	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$12044

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$332
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$347
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$334
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$349
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$297
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$236
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$300
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$285
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$346
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$344
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$322
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$331
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$335
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$282
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$271
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$320
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$316
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$262
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$299
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$285
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$389
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$341
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$376
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$533
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$273
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$349
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$348
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$350
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$387
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$349
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$299
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343

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