Pattaya vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pattaya	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2066	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$395	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.3	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$461	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	17
😀 Quality of life	54	51
🏙️ Population	120K	317K

The cost of living in Pattaya is 43% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 6518th and 8259th ($781 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Thailand and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check Thailand vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Pattaya ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 5997th and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Port Moresby

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	Pattaya	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.58	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1152	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.67%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1693	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.44	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.67	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.49	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8876	$3751

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$531
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1335
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$420
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1667
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1411
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1401
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$500
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1617
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$505
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2067
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$507
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1946
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$502
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1192
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$511
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$501
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1185
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$669
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$503
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$442
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1604
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1652
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681