Want to be sure you have enough money for your Thailand vacation? Find out how much tours, hotels, food, transportation, clothing, massage and entertainment cost in Pattaya in 2021. We will tell you how to save money.
Exchange rate: 1 Thai Baht (THB) ≈ 2.2 RUB.
Prices for tours to Pattaya in 2021
The cheapest tours to Thailand are sold to Pattaya. The lowest prices are in the low season - from April to October. In November, the cost of vouchers begins to grow and reaches a maximum for the New Year. Prices have been gradually decreasing since mid-January.
If you plan to stay at a 3 * hotel, a 7-day tour for two with a departure from Moscow will cost from 72 thousand rubles, and with a departure from St. Petersburg - from 78 thousand rubles. When placing in a 5 * hotel, prices for tours to Pattaya from Moscow in 2021 start from 90 thousand rubles, and from St. Petersburg - from 96 thousand rubles.
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How much does a hotel cost in Pattaya
The resort has about 1000 hotels, guesthouses, apartments and resorts - thanks to a huge selection of prices for hotels in Pattaya in 2021, one of the lowest in Thailand. It is easy to find a comfortable room or bungalow in the city at any time of the year.
Hotels far from the center are suitable for those who do not want to go anywhere. If during your holiday in Pattaya you are planning a lot of excursions and independent trips, choose accommodation in the central part of the resort, in Jomtien or Naklua. From these areas, the bus stations, promenades and Bali Hai pier are easily accessible by cheap tuk-tuk. Less convenient are Pratamnak, Jomtien and hotels located to the east of Sukhumvit street.
Find out more about the best Pattaya hotels under $ 200.
Prices in Pattaya in high season 2021 for a double room:
| Guesthouse far from the sea | 400-500 THB |
| Guesthouse by the sea | 600 THB |
| Hotel 1 * and 2 * | 500 THB |
| Hotel 3 * | 550 THB |
| Hotel 4 * | 750 THB |
| Hotel 5 * | 1800 THB |
If you are visiting Pattaya for a long time, rent a house in condominiums. They pay at government rates - water is 30 THB, and electricity is about 5 THB. The owners are allowed to rent out apartments and studios for a period of one month or more. The most favorable prices for housing in Pattaya with a contract for a year. In this case, a one-room apartment can be rented for 7000-8000 THB per month.
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Food Prices in Pattaya - 2021
How much is food in Pattaya in 2021? As in all of Thailand, it is inexpensive, but it all depends on where you want to eat. The resort has many expensive restaurants for foreigners. Dinner and dinner there will cost 200-600 THB per person.
Inexpensively fed on food courts - large canteens, which are in the large shopping centers "Mike Shopping Mall", "Royal Garden Plaza", "Central Festival", "Big Sea", "Tesco Lotus", "Terminal 21" and "Harbor Mall". You can dine there for 50-100 THB. However, food courts do not sell alcoholic beverages.
If you want to try authentic while on holiday in Pattaya thai food, eat in Thai establishments - there are always low prices. They are open in any street and market. These restaurants have an unassuming look, but the quality of food is guaranteed there. Lunch will cost 35-60 THB per person.
The same can be said about Thai makashnikiwho sell food from street carts. Chefs cook deliciously and pass on their skills from generation to generation. Do not be afraid of food poisoning from the maker or in the street food! Their owners have been working in the same place for years and value their reputation very much, so they will not feed visitors with stale food. Poisoning problems are more likely to arise in a promoted restaurant for tourists.
Food prices in Pattaya in 2021:
- meat kebab - 5-20 THB;
- roti pancakes with filling - 40 THB;
- steamed corn - 20 THB;
- grilled seafood - 20-40 THB;
- pizza - 120-200 THB;
- Tom Yam soup - 45-70 THB;
- Som Tam salad - 40-50 THB;
- soup with pork balls and noodles - 35-40 THB;
- Khao Man Gai, or rice with chicken and a bowl of broth - 40-50 THB;
- freshly squeezed juice, bottle - 20-40 THB;
- fruit fresh - 30-40 THB.
Food prices in Pattaya
Pattaya is focused on foreigners, so the resort has products for all tastes. The most affordable prices in Pattaya in 2021 - in chain stores 7-Eleven and Family Mart. They sell bread and pastries, milk and yoghurts, sausages and sausages, sugar, salt, butter and vegetable oil, snacks, carbonated drinks, juices and alcohol around the clock. Inexpensive products are in supermarkets Big C and Tesco Lotus, slightly more expensive in Tops, FoodLand and FoodMart stores.
Vacationers willingly buy:
- bread - 37-40 THB;
- milk, 1 l - 44 THB;
- yogurt, 125 gr - 20 THB;
- butter, 0.2 kg - 115 THB;
- sausage, slicing - 36-45 THB;
- hard cheese, 0.3 kg - 280 THB.
Prices at the night market in Pattaya
Alcohol prices in Pattaya. It is cheap and sold freely, but there are hours when local stores are prohibited. Popular with tourists:
- local beer, can - 31-39 THB;
- imported beer, can - 100 THB;
- Song Tom rum, 0.3 l - 135 THB.
In the bars and nightclubs of Pattaya, the prices for alcoholic beverages are 1.5 times higher.
Fruit prices in Pattaya. It is more profitable to take fruits in the markets, especially where the locals buy. One of the cheapest markets is located in the north of the city in the Naklua area. Every supermarket or market has cheap plastic baskets with a lid for carrying fruit in carry-on luggage.
Fruit prices in Pattaya in 2021:
- pineapple, pcs. - 30 THB;
- coconut, 1 pc. - 30THB;
- watermelon, 1 kg - 25-30 THB;
- mango, 1 kg - 70 THB;
- papaya, 1 kg - 50 THB;
- rambutan, 1 kg - 30-50 THB;
- durian, 1 kg - 120-140 THB;
- lychee, 1 kg - 50 THB;
- melon, 1 kg - 40-60 THB;
- pitahaya (dragonfruit), 1 kg - 50 THB.
Prices do not depend on the season, but on the ripening season. From November to February, cheap tangerines appear in the resort, and inexpensive strawberries in January.
Clothing Prices in Pattaya - 2021
The cost of beachwear in Pattaya is low. T-shirts, shorts, light dresses and pareos are sold for 100 THB at the regular and night markets, as well as in the ruins in the tourist part of the city. Swimwear starts from 500 THB, and flip-flops from 50-100 THB. Such clothes are of low quality, but they are enough for a short vacation. Buy better quality clothes and shoes in supermarkets.
Prices for massage, excursions, entertainment
Massage is one of the brands in Thailand, and almost all tourists want to try it. One hour of classic massage in Pattaya in 2021 costs 150-300 THB, massage with oils - 200-350 THB, and foot or head massage - 150-200 THB. Good reviews are left about masseuses from the beaches and massage parlors where blind masseurs work. The best massage in Pattaya >>
Fans of water activities are offered:
- Jet ski rental, 30 minutes - 1000 THB.
- Banana ride, 30 minutes - 800 THB.
- Parasailing, 5 minutes - 500 THB.
- Windsurf board rental, 1 hour - 500 THB.
- Kayaking, 1 hour - 300 THB.
- Wakesurfing - 1500 THB.
Pattaya is an interesting city. Take a free walk along the famous Walking Street and the promenades. Climb to the observation deck at Buddha Hill. Go to the Ripley Museum - 450 THB, 3D Art Paradise - 400 THB and the Bottle Museum - 200 THB.
Look for author's interesting excursions on the Sputnik and Tripster websites. Individual and group, no crowds of tourists and in Russian.
There are many travel agencies in Pattaya that organize excursions around the resort, its surroundings, Bangkok and other cities in Thailand. Prices for half-day excursions start from 500 THB, for the whole day - from 800. A popular two-day trip to the River Kwai among tourists costs 2600-3000 THB.
Transport prices
The cheapest form of public transport is songteo. Open cars with two benches under a canopy are called tuk-tuk by tourists. Travel on blue tuk-tuk in Pattaya costs 10 THB, on white ones that ply along Sukhumvit street - 20 THB.
How much does a taxi cost in Pattaya in 2021? Unlike Bangkok, Pattaya taxi drivers never turn on the meter. The cost of the trip starts from 100 THB. For a short distance around the city, they give a ride for 150-200 THB. The cost of a transfer to Suvarnabhumi Airport is from 1200 THB. Order a transfer online →
Many tourists rent motorbikes for mobility.Rental price per day - 100 THB, per month - 2500 THB. For 1 liter of gasoline, they pay 28-35 THB.
How to save money in Pattaya
- Pattaya is a very popular destination. Tours to a Thai resort are sold in any travel agency, so you can always save money and take a last-minute tour.
- For a trip of 7, 10 and 14 days cheaper buy a ready-made tour, and it is more profitable to organize a longer trip on your own.
- If you want to rent cheap accommodation in Pattaya, do not use the services of agencies on real estate. Book any 2 * and 3 * hotel for the first three days of your trip. This time with a margin is enough to walk around the area you like, ask the owners about prices and rent the room or apartment you like.
- Easy to wash in laundries - laundry that work throughout Pattaya. Use a washing machine to save money on your laundry. The price of one load of laundry up to 8-10 kg is 20-40 THB.
- Most expensive food - in European and Russian restaurants. An inexpensive snack is available at any 7-Eleven or Family Mart located throughout the resort. Vendors pour boiling water over instant soups for free, warm up semi-finished products and hot sandwiches. A snack will cost 25-40 THB.
