Los Angeles vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$466
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	99	31
😀 Quality of life	94	54
🏙️ Population	3.9M	120K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 298% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 72nd and 6432nd ($3187 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 47th and 5984th 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	$21.6	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$9189

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516