Los Angeles vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$447
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	99	31
😀 Quality of life	94	42
🏙️ Population	3.9M	116K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 376% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 72nd and 7072nd ($3165 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 10th in the United States and Thailand, respectively. Check the United States vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 34th and 6956th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Pattaya

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	Los Angeles	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$8397

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

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