Pattaya vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Pattaya	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1557
🏠 One person rent	$418	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$729	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.7	$44.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$475	$328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	31	78
😀 Quality of life	57	64
🏙️ Population	120K	2.24M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 22% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 6620th and 7324th ($812 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 0.5 months in Tangerang. Pattaya ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 6140th and 5438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Tangerang

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	Pattaya	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.71	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$3.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48	$57.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$89
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	9.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$1441
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$8.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$23.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.57	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.71	$2.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$4.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10383	$7819

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$567
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$699
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$400
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$555
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$480
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$511
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$561
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$490
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$534
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$429
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$523
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$488
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$482
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$478
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$411
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$390
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$488
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$422
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$409
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$461
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$456
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$444
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$447
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$440
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$413
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$409
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$551
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$384
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$457
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$470
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$413
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$420