London vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$461
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	31
😀 Quality of life	99	54
🏙️ Population	8.8M	120K

The cost of living in London is 322% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 58th and 6518th ($3296 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 5th in Thailand, while ranked 4th and 5997th 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	$21.4	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$8876

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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