Pattaya vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Pattaya	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$839	$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2090	$4492
🏠 One person rent	$435	$1227
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$474	$2218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	31	94
😀 Quality of life	59	87
🏙️ Population	120K	1.86M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 58% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6606th and 2081st ($839 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Thailand and Poland, respectively. Check Thailand vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6029th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Warsaw

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	Pattaya	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.8	$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.14	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$5.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.3	$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.98%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2563	$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.69	$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.72	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.93	$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.6	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13971	$15882

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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 Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1570
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1540
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1227
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1253
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$1023
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$1030
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1162
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1262
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1222
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1322
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$1060
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$1024
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$976
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1173
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1137
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1305
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$1170
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1260
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$1229
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$669
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$925
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1241
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1170
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$1043
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1205
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1215
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$954
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$868
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1102
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1216
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1226
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$1010
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1114
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$980
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1105
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$445