Chicago vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$2066
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$461
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
100
31
😀 Quality of life
95
54
🏙️ Population
2.75M
120K

The cost of living in Chicago is 243% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 529th and 6518th ($2678 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 5th 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 5th in Thailand, while ranked 23rd and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$8876

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

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