Bucharest vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucharest	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2906	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$562	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$953	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.3	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1455	$474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	78	31
😀 Quality of life	84	59
🏙️ Population	1.72M	120K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 37% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4877th and 6606th ($1148 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Romania and Thailand, respectively. Check Romania vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 482nd and 6029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Pattaya

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	Bucharest	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14018	$13971

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$896
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$776
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$708
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$801
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$722
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$771
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$1018
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$653
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$672
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1120
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$801
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$804
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$857
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$870
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$953
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$662
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$906
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$610
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1140
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1041
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1119
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$818
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$874
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$823
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$809
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$702
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$855
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$807
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$725

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508