Melbourne vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Melbourne	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5563	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$2266	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$338	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3776	$447
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	31
😀 Quality of life	98	42
🏙️ Population	4.53M	116K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 254% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 933rd and 7072nd ($2356 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th in Australia and Thailand, respectively. Check Australia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 2nd and 6956th 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	$14.4	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.84	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2874	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.1	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8760	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7587	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.4	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.9	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1612	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18868	$8397

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481

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