Houston vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	31
😀 Quality of life	95	59
🏙️ Population	2.3M	120K

The cost of living in Houston is 159% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 1354th and 6471st ($2265 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 4th in the United States and Thailand, respectively. Check the United States vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 16th and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Pattaya

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	Houston	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$12044

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

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