Pattaya vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pattaya	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2066	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$395	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.3	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$461	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	31	13
😀 Quality of life	54	36
🏙️ Population	120K	948K

The cost of living in Pattaya is 33% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6518th and 4590th ($781 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Thailand and Laos, respectively. Check Thailand vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Pattaya ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 5997th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Vientiane

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	Pattaya	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.58	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1152	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.67%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1693	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.44	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.67	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.49	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8876	$9354

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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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393