Chennai vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$152	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	78	31
😀 Quality of life	66	54
🏙️ Population	6.6M	120K

The cost of living in Chennai is 45% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8897th and 6518th ($430 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 5th in India and Thailand, respectively. Check India vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 4021st and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Pattaya

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	Chennai	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$8876

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

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