Copenhagen vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$474
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	94	31
😀 Quality of life	97	59
🏙️ Population	667K	120K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 205% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 805th and 6606th ($2555 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Denmark and Thailand, respectively. Check Denmark vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 5th and 6029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Pattaya

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	Copenhagen	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$13971

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

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