Chennai vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chennai	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$409	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1006	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$142	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$243	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$254	$474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	79	31
😀 Quality of life	65	59
🏙️ Population	6.6M	120K

The cost of living in Chennai is 51% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8947th and 6606th ($409 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 3rd in India and Thailand, respectively. Check India vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 5131st and 6029th 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	$2.12	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.9	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.5	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.79	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$712	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.75	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.75	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.6	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37.6	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.7	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1792	$13971

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$306
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$232
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$302
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$322
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$320
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$348
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$339
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$317
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$283
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$507
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$290
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$339
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$325
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$331
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$274
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$303
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$273
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$265
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$330
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$328
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$317
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$290
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$332
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$280
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$342
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$313
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$359
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$255
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$247
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$271
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$250
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$264
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$259

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