Prices

How much does food cost in Pattaya?

Short answer

From about 45 baht for a 7-Eleven rice meal.

Published prices give a floor: two 7-Eleven ready rice meals are listed at 45 and 49 baht, and at McDonald's Thailand a cheeseburger is 99 baht and a Big Mac 149 baht (229 baht as a set). Prepared food is getting dearer: food and drink prices in Thailand were 2.99 % higher in August 2026 than a year before. We found no published prices for street food and most restaurants.

Checked · 8 sources · How we check

Illustration: a street-food cart on the beach road at dusk, its glass case lit, a pot steaming, two stools beside it and the bay behind

Prices businesses publish

Prices on the businesses' own pages, checked 14 October 2026. They are national prices; delivery prices can differ from the counter.
ItemWherePrice
Khua kling chicken with rice7-Eleven345 baht
Fried rice with gourami fish7-Eleven449 baht
Hot Americano, 8 oz7-Eleven550 baht
Cheeseburger (set)McDonald's Thailand delivery199 baht (179 baht)
Big Mac (set)McDonald's Thailand delivery1149 baht (229 baht)
Fried chicken with kaprao rice, setMcDonald's Thailand delivery2109 baht

Street food and restaurants

We found no published prices for street stalls and most restaurants, and we don't average figures from forums, so we give none here. Thai law requires shops and restaurants to show their prices and not charge more than shown (news of a 2025 fine under the rule).6

Prices are rising

Thailand's Ministry of Commerce put food and non-alcoholic drink prices 2.99 % higher in August 2026 than a year earlier, led by prepared food; overall inflation was 2.53 %.7 It reported 2.82 % overall for September 2026 (news).8

Questions people ask

How much is a meal in Pattaya?

Published prices start low: two 7-Eleven ready rice meals are listed at 45 and 49 baht, and a McDonald's Thailand cheeseburger 99 baht. We found no published prices for street food and most restaurants.

Do restaurants in Thailand have to show prices?

Yes. Shops and restaurants must show their prices and may not charge more than shown; a restaurant was fined under the rule in 2025, as reported.

Sources

  1. McDelivery: burgers, McDonald's Thailand. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. McDelivery: chicken and rice, McDonald's Thailand. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Khua kling chicken with riceberry rice (in Thai), 7-Eleven Thailand. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Fried rice with gourami fish (in Thai), 7-Eleven Thailand. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Hot Americano 8 oz (in Thai), 7-Eleven Thailand. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. Restaurant fined for not showing prices under Announcement No. 68 (news, August 2025, in Thai), Matichon. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. Consumer price index, August 2026 (in Thai), Trade Policy and Strategy Office, Ministry of Commerce. Checked 14 October 2026.
  8. September 2026 inflation 2.82 % (news, 6 October 2026), Nation Thailand. Checked 14 October 2026.

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