Gold Coast vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	49	31
😀 Quality of life	92	59
🏙️ Population	608K	120K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 189% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 839th and 6471st ($2528 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Australia and Thailand, respectively. Check Australia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 124th and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Pattaya

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	Gold Coast	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$12044

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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