Pattaya vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pattaya	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1753	$4004
🏠 One person rent	$313	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$818
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	8
😀 Quality of life	42	59
🏙️ Population	116K	24.7K

The cost of living in Pattaya is 59% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7072nd and 3034th ($665 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Thailand and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Thailand vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Pattaya compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Pattaya ranked 15th best city to live in Thailand vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6956th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Victoria

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	Pattaya	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.26	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.55	$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8397	$8062

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$819
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$585
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$587
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$805
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$461
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$452
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$776
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$784
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$829
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$751
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$666
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$718
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$493
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$770
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$852
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$762
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$706
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$600
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$622
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$353
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$600
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$536
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$815
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$486
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$524