Pattaya vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Pattaya	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$839	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2090	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$435	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$474	$2041
😷 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 57% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6606th and 2104th ($839 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 months in Rome. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6029th and 134th 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	$3.67	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.8	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.14	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.3	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.98%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2563	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.69	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.72	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.93	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.6	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13971	$14156

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330