London vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	31
😀 Quality of life	96	59
🏙️ Population	8.8M	120K

The cost of living in London is 328% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 20th and 6471st ($3740 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 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 12th and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Pattaya

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	London	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$12044

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514