Pattaya vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pattaya	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2066	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$395	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.3	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$461	$861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	8
😀 Quality of life	54	59
🏙️ Population	120K	24.7K

The cost of living in Pattaya is 48% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6518th and 3454th ($781 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Pattaya ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5997th and 5404th 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	$3.58	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1152	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.67%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1693	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.44	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.67	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.49	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8876	$8298

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408