Pattaya vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pattaya	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1753	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$313	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	31	5
😀 Quality of life	42	36
🏙️ Population	116K	79.2K

The cost of living in Pattaya is 47% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7072nd and 8761st ($665 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Thailand and Bhutan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Pattaya compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Pattaya ranked 15th best city to live in Thailand vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 6956th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Thimphu

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	Pattaya	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.26	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.55	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8397	$701

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288