Melbourne vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	31
😀 Quality of life	100	59
🏙️ Population	5.35M	120K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 186% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 893rd and 6471st ($2496 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Australia and Thailand, respectively. Check Australia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 1st and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Pattaya

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	Melbourne	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$12044

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

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