Bangkok vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$434	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	89	31
😀 Quality of life	74	59
🏙️ Population	5.68M	120K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 19% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5606th and 6606th ($996 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Thailand.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Ranked 1st vs 3rd best cities to live in Thailand, and 2044th vs 6029th among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/bangkok/pattaya.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Bangkok vs Pattaya infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/bangkok/pattaya" target="_blank">Bangkok vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Bangkok vs Pattaya

Prices for goods and services in Bangkok and Pattaya are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Bangkok	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$13971

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508