Berlin vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$487
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	31
😀 Quality of life	95	59
🏙️ Population	3.78M	120K

The cost of living in Berlin is 163% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 1275th and 6471st ($2302 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Germany and Thailand, respectively. Check Germany vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 35th and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Pattaya

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	Berlin	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$12044

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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