Pattaya vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Pattaya	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$839	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2090	$998
🏠 One person rent	$435	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$234
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$474	$351
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	31	5
😀 Quality of life	59	43
🏙️ Population	120K	115K

The cost of living in Pattaya is 104% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6606th and 8941st ($839 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Thailand and Bhutan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6029th and 7454th 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	$3.67	$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.8	$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.14	$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.3	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.98%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2563	$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.69	$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.72	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.93	$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.6	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13971	$600

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$437
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$307
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$320
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$960
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$303
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$287
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$325
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$303
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$321
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$288
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1034
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$270
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$297
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$336
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$289
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$278
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$264
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$245
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$289
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$327
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$287
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$288
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$357
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$424
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$336
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$478
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$342
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$263
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$288
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$317
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$326
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$285
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$293
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$272
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$268
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$274