Milan vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milan	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5010	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$1119	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$2148	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2069	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	98	31
😀 Quality of life	86	54
🏙️ Population	1.35M	120K

The cost of living in Milan is 159% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 1772nd and 6518th ($2022 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Italy and Thailand, respectively. Check Italy vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 341st and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Pattaya

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	Milan	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1745	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.37%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4766	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.23	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$790	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14604	$8876

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Cities near Milan

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi	Monza	$1586
20 km or 13 mi	Seregno	$1503
21 km or 13 mi	Saronno	$1592
29 km or 18 mi	Lodi	$1228
30 km or 19 mi	Cantu	$1506
30 km or 19 mi	Vigevano	$1503
31 km or 19 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496
31 km or 20 mi	Pavia	$1271
39 km or 24 mi	Como	$1634
40 km or 25 mi	Crema	$1365
45 km or 28 mi	Novara	$1157
45 km or 28 mi	Bergamo	$1450
46 km or 28 mi	Lecco	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Varese	$1422
55 km or 34 mi	Voghera	$1389
61 km or 38 mi	Piacenza	$1334
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1202
63 km or 39 mi	Lugano	$2507
69 km or 43 mi	Tortona	$1401
76 km or 47 mi	Cremona	$1240
76 km or 47 mi	Alessandria	$1293
81 km or 50 mi	Brescia	$1410
82 km or 51 mi	Bellinzona	$2853
89 km or 55 mi	Biella	$1162
100 km or 62 mi	Asti	$1209
116 km or 72 mi	Parma	$1403
120 km or 74 mi	Genoa	$1470
125 km or 78 mi	Turin	$1424
130 km or 81 mi	Mantua	$1405
140 km or 87 mi	Savona	$1512
141 km or 87 mi	Verona	$1459
142 km or 88 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1323
149 km or 92 mi	Aosta	$1474
156 km or 97 mi	Chur	$2344
159 km or 99 mi	La Spezia	$1348
162 km or 100 mi	Sassuolo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Mondovi	$1203
164 km or 102 mi	Trento	$1509
164 km or 102 mi	Modena	$1506

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