Hamburg City vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamburg City	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5194	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$1163	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2033	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$276	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4099	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	84	31
😀 Quality of life	95	59
🏙️ Population	1.91M	120K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 151% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 1513th and 6471st ($2194 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Germany and Thailand, respectively. Check Germany vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 31st and 6065th 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	$17.8	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.94	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9649	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5540	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.53	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.5	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.1	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.1	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.5	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.3	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23203	$12044

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1650
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1635
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1667
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1569
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1626
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1662
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1598
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1624
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1554
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1685
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1563
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1586
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1767
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1588
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1716
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1571
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1580
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1648
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1586
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1494
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1588
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1525
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1559
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1574
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1498
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1566
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1825
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1337
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1752
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1470
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1529
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1563
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1443
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1575
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1583
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1492

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