Kathmandu vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kathmandu	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$134	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$232	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.6	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$148	$474
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	29	31
😀 Quality of life	47	59
🏙️ Population	846K	120K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 49% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8916th and 6606th ($424 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Nepal and Thailand, respectively. Check Nepal vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 6934th and 6029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Pattaya

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	Kathmandu	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.1	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$156	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.99	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.29%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2304	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1340	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.78	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.61	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.64	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.14	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.33	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4078	$13971

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Cities near Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$336
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$288
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$317
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$287
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$386
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$263
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$295
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$303
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$293
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$264
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$303
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$270
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$245
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$282
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$274
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$266
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$255
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$287
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$960
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$264
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$437
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$289
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$320
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$412
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$291
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$288
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$307
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$326
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$273
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$274
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$268
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$348
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$354
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$289
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$288
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$272
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$330
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$297
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$339

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508