Pattaya vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pattaya	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$1981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1753	$4383
🏠 One person rent	$313	$1083
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$1834
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$3327
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	31	95
😀 Quality of life	42	95
🏙️ Population	116K	979K

The cost of living in Pattaya is 66% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 7072nd and 1837th ($665 vs $1981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in Thailand and Sweden, respectively. Check Thailand vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Pattaya compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Pattaya ranked 15th best city to live in Thailand vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6956th and 21st 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	$3.26	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$7.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$2263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$10074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.55	$30.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$6.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8397	$7816

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1727
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1742
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1810
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2032
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1724
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1650
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1688
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1512
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1348
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1271
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1263
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1210
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1228
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1420
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1276
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1342
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1203
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1345
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1783
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$2283
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1396
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1246
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1480
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1465
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1532
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1483
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1528
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1265
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1080
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$893
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1336
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1438
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1261
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1487
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1262
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1382