Pattaya cost of living calculator

Build a monthly Pattaya budget from your own rent, food, bills, transport and other spending. The result adds those amounts and applies the buffer you choose. No default is a local price benchmark. Use dated quotes for costs you have not paid yet, and replace the example inputs before relying on the total.

See the calculation.

Monthly reserve = annual costs ÷ 12. Subtotal = rent + food + bills + transport + other + monthly reserve. Monthly total = subtotal × (1 + buffer ÷ 100).

A worked example

15,000 + 9,000 + 2,000 + 1,500 + 3,500 = 31,000; a 10% buffer gives 34,100 baht.

What the result leaves out

The example is a fictional household, not a Pattaya price benchmark. Enter insurance, healthcare, subscriptions and irregular bills once: either as a monthly amount in “other” or in the optional annual reserve. Do not include the same bill in both. No visa eligibility or lifestyle verdict follows.

For help choosing inputs, read the worked guide for this calculation.

Formula specification: Published calculator formulas and assumptions
Checked 25 October 2026 · Source date: 2026-10-25.
Transparent arithmetic only; no investment, legal or eligibility conclusion