Copenhagen vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$466
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	93	31
😀 Quality of life	97	54
🏙️ Population	644K	120K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 210% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 795th and 6432nd ($2483 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Denmark and Thailand, respectively. Check Denmark vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 9th and 5984th 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	$20.2	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$9189

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

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