New York City vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$461
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	31
😀 Quality of life	95	54
🏙️ Population	8.8M	120K

The cost of living in New York City is 468% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 3rd and 6518th ($4441 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 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 5th in Thailand, while ranked 22nd and 5997th 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	$29.7	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$8876

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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