Pattaya vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pattaya	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1753	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$313	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	99
😀 Quality of life	42	98
🏙️ Population	116K	4.84M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 76% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7072nd and 318th ($665 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Thailand and Australia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Pattaya compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Pattaya ranked 15th best city to live in Thailand vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6956th and 3rd 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	$3.26	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.55	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8397	$17934

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816