Pattaya vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Pattaya	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$839	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2090	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$435	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$474	$3766
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	31	95
😀 Quality of life	59	95
🏙️ Population	120K	985K

The cost of living in Pattaya is 66% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6606th and 1008th ($839 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Thailand and Sweden, respectively. Check Thailand vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6029th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Stockholm

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	Pattaya	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.8	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.14	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.3	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.98%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2563	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.69	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.72	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.93	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.6	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13971	$17265

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464