Pattaya vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Pattaya	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2115	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$463	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$800	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.1	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$3705
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	31	98
😀 Quality of life	59	94
🏙️ Population	120K	2.03M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 61% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 6471st and 1464th ($874 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.7 months in Vienna. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 6065th and 43rd 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	$3.85	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$543	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.3	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.75	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12044	$28817

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989