Pattaya vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Pattaya	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2142	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$401	$572
🏘️ Family rent	$901	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.7	$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$235
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	31	30
😀 Quality of life	54	26
🏙️ Population	120K	6.87M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 13% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6432nd and 6082nd ($800 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Thailand and Myanmar, respectively. Check Thailand vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Pattaya ranked 4th best city to live in Thailand vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 5984th and 8533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Yangon

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	Pattaya	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.45	$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.23	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1159	$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.38%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2603	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1761	$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.4	$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.4	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.76	$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.16	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.86	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9189	$10024

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$783
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$792
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$612
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$655
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$617
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$570
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$613
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$994
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$787
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$588
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$676
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$800
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$773
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1168
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$555
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$703
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$599
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$312
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$626