Chicago vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$466
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	31
😀 Quality of life	96	54
🏙️ Population	2.75M	120K

The cost of living in Chicago is 233% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 483rd and 6432nd ($2667 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 6th in the United States and Thailand, respectively. Check the United States vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 20th and 5984th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Pattaya

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	Chicago	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$9189

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516