Melbourne vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Melbourne	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2397	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5694	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$1344	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$2215	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$345	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4357	$466
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	31
😀 Quality of life	100	54
🏙️ Population	5.03M	120K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 200% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 923rd and 6432nd ($2397 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Australia and Thailand, respectively. Check Australia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 1st and 5984th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Pattaya

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	Melbourne	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1361	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7512	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5768	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.66	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$126	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.8	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.2	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1974	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21306	$9189

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913

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