Cologne vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$947	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$461
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	92	31
😀 Quality of life	96	54
🏙️ Population	1.09M	120K

The cost of living in Cologne is 123% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 2551st and 6518th ($1744 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 5th in Germany and Thailand, respectively. Check Germany vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 12th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Pattaya

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	Cologne	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$8876

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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