Pattaya vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pattaya	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1753	$7082
🏠 One person rent	$313	$1895
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$3327
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$6506
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	80
😀 Quality of life	42	90
🏙️ Population	116K	737K

The cost of living in Pattaya is 78% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7072nd and 145th ($665 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 120th in Thailand and the United States, respectively. Check Thailand vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Pattaya compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Pattaya ranked 15th best city to live in Thailand vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 6956th and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Seattle

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	Pattaya	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.26	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$8.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.55	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$177
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8397	$29730

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210