Jakarta vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$343	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$461
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	80	31
😀 Quality of life	65	54
🏙️ Population	10.6M	120K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 10% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6882nd and 6518th ($701 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Indonesia and Thailand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 4292nd and 5997th 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	$2.68	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$8876

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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	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

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