Pattaya vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pattaya	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1753	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$313	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	31	82
😀 Quality of life	42	66
🏙️ Population	116K	5.38M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 18% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7072nd and 6353rd ($665 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in Thailand and Russia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Pattaya compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Pattaya ranked 15th best city to live in Thailand vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6956th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Saint Petersburg

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	Pattaya	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.26	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.55	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8397	$6504

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438