Bangkok vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangkok	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2711	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$405	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$447
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	89	31
😀 Quality of life	75	42
🏙️ Population	5.68M	116K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 36% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5960th and 7072nd ($902 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Thailand.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Ranked 1st vs 15th best cities to live in Thailand, and 1087th vs 6956th 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	$2.64	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.8	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5297	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.71	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.38	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.8	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12289	$8397

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$716
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$677
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$594
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$665
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$653
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$614
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$619
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$614
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$539
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$587
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$702
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$605
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$500
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$642
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1233
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$554
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$815
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$710

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509