Paris vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$475
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	99	31
😀 Quality of life	97	57
🏙️ Population	2.15M	120K

The cost of living in Paris is 210% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 843rd and 6620th ($2517 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in France and Thailand, respectively. Check France vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 18th and 6140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Pattaya

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	Paris	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$10383

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

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