Pattaya vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Pattaya	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2115	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$463	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$800	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.1	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$2197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	31	91
😀 Quality of life	59	91
🏙️ Population	120K	2.75M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 58% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6471st and 1819th ($874 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Thailand and Italy, respectively. Check Thailand vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6065th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Rome

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	Pattaya	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$543	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.3	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.75	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12044	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358