Oslo vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oslo	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2721	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5890	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$1569	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$2558	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$793	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3963	$475
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	79	31
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	709K	120K

The cost of living in Oslo is 235% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 530th and 6620th ($2721 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Norway and Thailand, respectively. Check Norway vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Oslo compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 55th and 6140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Pattaya

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	Oslo	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.6	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1592	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1273	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2624	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2132	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10233	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7897	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.9	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.19	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.2	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.62	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.1	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16133	$10383

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2058
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2155
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2180
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2131
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1741
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1949
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1819
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1978
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1761
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1971
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1882
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1830
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1397
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2041
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1621
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1460
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1830
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1516
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1586
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1551
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1312
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1497
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1823
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1325
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1684
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1289
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1503
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1801
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2004
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2341
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2242

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