Munich vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$475
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	90	31
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	1.51M	120K

The cost of living in Munich is 203% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 920th and 6620th ($2463 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Germany and Thailand, respectively. Check Germany vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 61st and 6140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Pattaya

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	Munich	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$10383

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498