Munich vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$466
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	91	31
😀 Quality of life	94	54
🏙️ Population	1.51M	120K

The cost of living in Munich is 191% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 1056th and 6432nd ($2332 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 4th in Thailand, while ranked 54th and 5984th 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	$17.1	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$9189

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516