Bangkok vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$416	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$461
😷 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 20% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5822nd and 6518th ($941 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Thailand.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Ranked 1st vs 5th best cities to live in Thailand, and 1221st vs 5997th 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	$2.97	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$8876

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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