Pattaya vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pattaya	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2066	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$395	$995
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.3	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$461	$1906
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	31	94
😀 Quality of life	54	83
🏙️ Population	120K	1.86M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 51% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6518th and 3022nd ($781 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Warsaw. Pattaya ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 5997th and 410th 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	$3.58	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$4.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1152	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.67%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1693	$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.44	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.67	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.49	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8876	$13608

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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 Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385