Pattaya vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pattaya	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$537
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1753	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$313	$232
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$36.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$402
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	17
😀 Quality of life	42	53
🏙️ Population	116K	317K

The cost of living in Pattaya is 24% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 7072nd and 8225th ($665 vs $537) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 0.7 months in Pattaya compared to 0.7 months in Port Moresby. Pattaya ranked 15th best city to live in Thailand vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 6956th and 6125th 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	$3.26	$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.55	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8397	$3799

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$522
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1397
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$446
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1249
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1425
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1545
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$495
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1859
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$504
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1816
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1881
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2356
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1785
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2011
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$508
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2943
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$506
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1160
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1164
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$514
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$506
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1354
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$744
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$505
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$431
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1597
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1648
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688