Pattaya vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Pattaya	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$839	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2090	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$435	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$474	$3517
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	31	86
😀 Quality of life	59	94
🏙️ Population	120K	2.79M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 65% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6606th and 1059th ($839 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Thailand and Canada, respectively. Check Thailand vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6029th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Pattaya	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.8	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.14	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.3	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.98%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2563	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.69	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.72	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.93	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.6	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13971	$22670

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053