Pattaya vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Pattaya	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2115	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$463	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$800	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.1	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	31	8
😀 Quality of life	59	56
🏙️ Population	120K	77.6K

The cost of living in Pattaya is 18% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6471st and 5233rd ($874 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Thailand.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Ranked 3rd vs 8th best cities to live in Thailand, and 6065th vs 6325th 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	$3.85	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$543	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.3	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.75	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12044	$16566

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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

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981