Cologne vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cologne	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1990	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4775	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$1083	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$1841	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3654	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	92	31
😀 Quality of life	96	59
🏙️ Population	1.09M	120K

The cost of living in Cologne is 128% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 2067th and 6471st ($1990 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 4th 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 15th and 6065th 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	$16.4	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$844	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1926	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1474	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7562	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5093	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.03	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.3	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$97	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$897	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22470	$12044

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1740
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1711
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1739
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1722
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1694
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1724
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1731
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1701
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1689
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1759
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1700
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1686
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1708
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1663
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1738
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1908
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1673
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1663
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1661
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1629
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1640
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1671
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1670
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1665
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1609
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1601
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1668
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1620
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1653
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1676
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1944

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514