Kathmandu vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kathmandu	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1152	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$156	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$284	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.2	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$236	$447
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	28	31
😀 Quality of life	48	42
🏙️ Population	846K	116K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 32% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8752nd and 7072nd ($455 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Nepal and Thailand, respectively. Check Nepal vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 6452nd and 6956th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kathmandu vs Pattaya infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/kathmandu/pattaya.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Kathmandu vs Pattaya infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/kathmandu/pattaya" target="_blank">Kathmandu vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Kathmandu vs Pattaya

Prices for goods and services in Kathmandu and Pattaya are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Kathmandu	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.92	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.47	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$182	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$209	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.8%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.41	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.57	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.08	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.04	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.43	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.19	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.9	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.5	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.3	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3189	$8397

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$355
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$390
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$345
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$337
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$386
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$310
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$342
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$290
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$339
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$299
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$343
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$291
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$329
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$306
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$325
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$1014
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$363
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$476
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$318
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$337
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$452
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$471
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$319
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$325
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$374
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$322
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$288
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$276
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$414
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$375
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$293
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$311
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$312
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$400
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$315
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$301
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$328

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509