London vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$474
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	31
😀 Quality of life	97	59
🏙️ Population	8.8M	120K

The cost of living in London is 337% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 28th and 6606th ($3662 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Thailand, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 4th and 6029th among best cities to live in the world.

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	London	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$13971

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

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