Pattaya vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Pattaya	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$418	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$729	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.7	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$475	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	31	7
😀 Quality of life	57	57
🏙️ Population	120K	77.6K

The cost of living in Pattaya is 20% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6620th and 5469th ($812 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Thailand.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Ranked 6th vs 5th best cities to live in Thailand, and 6140th vs 6129th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Phuket

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	Pattaya	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.71	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.57	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.71	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10383	$14328

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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

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866