Pattaya vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pattaya Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$6971
🏠 One person rent
$418
$2218
🏘️ Family rent
$729
$3750
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.7
$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$475
$4609
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
31
89
😀 Quality of life
57
98
🏙️ Population
120K
5.87M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 75% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6620th and 109th ($812 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Thailand and Singapore, respectively. Check Thailand vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Pattaya ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6140th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Pattaya Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.71
$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$7.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.4
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2484
$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1738
$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.57
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.73
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10383
$29519

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$774
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$958
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$724
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$736
119 km or 74 mi Rangsit
$635
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$675
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$623
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$708
237 km or 147 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
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$571
255 km or 159 mi Myeik
$553
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$588
318 km or 198 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
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$650
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$812
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$765
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$763
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$741
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$558
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$590
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$622
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$511
457 km or 284 mi Surat Thani
$593
464 km or 288 mi Phnom Penh
$829
497 km or 309 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
506 km or 314 mi Kampong Cham
$504
508 km or 315 mi Prey Veng
$727
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$810
527 km or 328 mi Mawlamyine
$567
535 km or 333 mi Udon Thani
$578
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$635
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$581
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$515
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$498

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$2909
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$789
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$542
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$502
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$771
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$788
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$771
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$689
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$643
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$519
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$503
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$552
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$584
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$609
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$866
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$789
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$731
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$681
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$444
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$704
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$598
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$654
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$534
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$864
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$657
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$488
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$390
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$563
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$552
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$443
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$411
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$472
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$461
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$448
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$754
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