Pattaya vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pattaya	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2066	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$395	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.3	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$461	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	31	74
😀 Quality of life	54	63
🏙️ Population	120K	3.01M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 42% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6518th and 8233rd ($781 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 15th in Thailand and Indonesia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Pattaya ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 5997th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Surabaya

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	Pattaya	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.58	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1152	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.67%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1693	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.44	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.67	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.49	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8876	$5490

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508