Berlin vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$475
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	31
😀 Quality of life	96	57
🏙️ Population	3.78M	120K

The cost of living in Berlin is 174% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 1418th and 6620th ($2222 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Germany and Thailand, respectively. Check Germany vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 35th and 6140th 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	$16.6	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$10383

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498