Pattaya vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pattaya	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1753	$8333
🏠 One person rent	$313	$1991
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$3524
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$6558
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	31	81
😀 Quality of life	42	97
🏙️ Population	116K	443K

The cost of living in Pattaya is 80% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7072nd and 31st ($665 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Thailand and Switzerland, respectively. Check Thailand vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Pattaya compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Pattaya ranked 15th best city to live in Thailand vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6956th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Zurich

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	Pattaya	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.26	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.55	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8397	$29266

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2930
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3041
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3178
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3128
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3083
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3444
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2142
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2882
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2431
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2925
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2838
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$2182
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1412
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3296
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1394
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1492
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2820
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1326
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2846