Hamburg City vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$474
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	84	31
😀 Quality of life	94	59
🏙️ Population	1.91M	120K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 161% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 1511th and 6606th ($2189 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Germany and Thailand, respectively. Check Germany vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 38th and 6029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Pattaya

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	Hamburg City	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$13971

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1617
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1601
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1575
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1621
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1579
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1559
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1622
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1585
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1650
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1535
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1544
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1725
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1551
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1679
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1584
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1639
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1596
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1507
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1557
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1494
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1586
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1530
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1309
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1765
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1483
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1547
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1533
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1415
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1589
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1457

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