Hamburg City vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$461
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	84	31
😀 Quality of life	94	54
🏙️ Population	1.91M	120K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 157% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 1818th and 6518th ($2007 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5th in Thailand, while ranked 40th and 5997th 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	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$8876

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508