New York City vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$466
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	31
😀 Quality of life	97	54
🏙️ Population	8.8M	120K

The cost of living in New York City is 406% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5th and 6432nd ($4051 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 13th and 5984th 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	$24.7	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$9189

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

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