Jakarta vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jakarta	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1643	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$315	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$535	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$487
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	81	31
😀 Quality of life	70	59
🏙️ Population	11.1M	120K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 22% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7328th and 6471st ($684 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Indonesia and Thailand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Jakarta compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 4224th and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Pattaya

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	Jakarta	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.54	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.51	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$370	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.82%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1991	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.6	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.48	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.6	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.07	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.4	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8171	$12044

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$556
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$391
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$609
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$467
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$488
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$551
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$487
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$502
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$536
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$515
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$417
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$478
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$478
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$470
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$474
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$499
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$424
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$405
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$388
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$405
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$445
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$456
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$453
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$439
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$439
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$419
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$408
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$379
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$459
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$476
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$411
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$419
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495

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