Pattaya vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pattaya	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2066	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.3	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$461	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	100
😀 Quality of life	54	100
🏙️ Population	120K	4.84M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 69% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6518th and 745th ($781 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Thailand and Australia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Pattaya ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5997th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Sydney

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	Pattaya	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.58	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1152	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.67%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1693	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.44	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.67	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.49	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8876	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683