Johannesburg vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$441	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	72	31
😀 Quality of life	57	54
🏙️ Population	4.43M	120K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 27% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5539th and 6518th ($993 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in South Africa and Thailand, respectively. Check South Africa vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 5667th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Pattaya

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	Johannesburg	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$8876

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

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