Bangkok vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$425	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$466
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	89	31
😀 Quality of life	74	54
🏙️ Population	5.68M	120K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 24% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5738th and 6432nd ($994 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Thailand.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Ranked 1st vs 4th best cities to live in Thailand, and 1355th vs 5984th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Pattaya

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	Bangkok	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$9189

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

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