Hamburg City vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamburg City	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2172	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5195	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$1961	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$611	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$270	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3668	$475
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	84	31
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	1.91M	120K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 168% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 1536th and 6620th ($2172 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 6th in Thailand, while ranked 41st and 6140th 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	$20.9	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.1	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2245	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1554	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9266	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6228	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.7	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.6	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27074	$10383

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1602
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1649
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1559
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1611
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1558
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1635
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1588
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1610
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1666
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1537
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1566
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1743
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1601
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1572
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1585
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1640
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1589
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1527
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1678
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1488
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1589
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1579
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1527
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1543
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1796
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1785
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1515
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1536
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1564
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1421
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1591
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1623
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1429

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498