Bucharest vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$535	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$487
😷 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 30% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4935th and 6471st ($1138 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 508th and 6065th 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	$11.9	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$12044

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

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