New York City vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$475
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	31
😀 Quality of life	98	57
🏙️ Population	8.8M	120K

The cost of living in New York City is 418% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4th and 6620th ($4203 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in the United States and Thailand, respectively. Check the United States vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 11th and 6140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Pattaya

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	New York City	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$10383

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

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