Paris vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paris	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2480	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5726	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2535	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$274	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	99	31
😀 Quality of life	96	59
🏙️ Population	2.11M	120K

The cost of living in Paris is 184% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 916th and 6471st ($2480 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in France and Thailand, respectively. Check France vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Paris compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 14th and 6065th 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	$17	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.54	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1595	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1144	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2814	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.31%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14879	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9948	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.61	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.3	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$911	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17184	$12044

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514