Pattaya vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Pattaya	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$839	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2090	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$435	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$669
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$474	$3329
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	31	98
😀 Quality of life	59	93
🏙️ Population	120K	2.03M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 63% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 6606th and 1403rd ($839 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Thailand and Austria, respectively. Check Thailand vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 6029th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Vienna

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	Pattaya	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.8	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.14	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.3	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.98%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2563	$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.69	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.72	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.93	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.6	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13971	$28814

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1862
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1831
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1941
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1590
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1805
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1172
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1150
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1230
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1257
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1308
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$917
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$974
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1628
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1499
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$967
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1126
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1619
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1218
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1409
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1156
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1265
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1108
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1255
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1681
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1653
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1430
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1201
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1803
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1751
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1701
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1065
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$928