Pattaya vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Pattaya	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2142	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$401	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$901	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.7	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	31	72
😀 Quality of life	54	62
🏙️ Population	120K	3.01M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 43% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6432nd and 8199th ($800 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 20th 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 4th best city to live in Thailand vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 5984th and 4937th 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	$3.07	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.45	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.23	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1159	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.38%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2603	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1761	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.4	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.4	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.76	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.16	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.86	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9189	$5075

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515