Helsinki vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$918	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$461
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	78	31
😀 Quality of life	95	54
🏙️ Population	676K	120K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 132% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 2353rd and 6518th ($1816 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Finland and Thailand, respectively. Check Finland vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 26th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Pattaya

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	Helsinki	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$8876

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045

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