Climate
Bangkok logs 11 outdoor-dinner months a year to Pattaya's 12 — Pattaya wins by 1. Pattaya also leads on hot days by 21.
Bangkok
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Pattaya
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Cost of Living
Bangkok averages $1,089/mo for balanced living; Pattaya has no cost baseline yet.
Bangkok
$1,089monthly · balanced
Mobility
Bangkok scores 2.4 on mobility (0–5 scale); Pattaya has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Bangkok's culture score of 4.1 sits well above Pattaya's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Bangkok scores 2.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Pattaya has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Bangkok scores 2.4 on safety (0–5 scale); Pattaya has no safety baseline.
Career
Bangkok scores 3.0 on career (0–5 scale); Pattaya has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Bangkok scores 3.4 on social & community (0–5 scale); Pattaya has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Bangkok scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Pattaya has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Bangkok scores 2.9 on family (0–5 scale); Pattaya has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Bangkok scores 4.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Pattaya has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Bangkok averages 28.7 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Pattaya's 19.8 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Pattaya breathes ~31% cleaner air (8.9 µg/m³ lower).
Bangkok
Pattaya
PM2.5 annual average
WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Bangkok (19.0M) and Pattaya (254K) are 75x in population — Bangkok is the larger metro, Pattaya the smaller; on land area Bangkok spans roughly 28x more ground.
Bangkok is roughly 46x the scale of Pattaya
Combined population & area comparison
BangkokPattayaCity Scale Rankings
Bangkok19.0M75xPattaya254K1xBangkok2,697 km²28xPattaya95 km²1xBangkok
Pattaya
Who Thrives Here
Bangkok is the stronger fit for the big city energy. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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