Munich vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$461
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	90	31
😀 Quality of life	93	54
🏙️ Population	1.51M	120K

The cost of living in Munich is 182% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 1352nd and 6518th ($2201 vs $781) 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 5th in Thailand, while ranked 54th and 5997th 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	$16.2	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$8876

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

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