Abu Dhabi vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Abu Dhabi Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4485
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$463
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$800
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2675
$487
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
51
31
😀 Quality of life
85
59
🏙️ Population
1.57M
120K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 137% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 1859th and 6471st ($2070 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and Thailand, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 447th and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Pattaya

Prices for goods and services in Abu Dhabi and Pattaya are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Abu Dhabi Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.1
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10145
$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.58
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.75
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.6
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$649
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13889
$12044

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2420
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1473
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1457
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2183
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1214
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2014
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1923
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$796
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1080
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1109
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1192
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1135
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$545
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$931
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1037
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$541
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$823
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$545
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$575
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$565
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$465
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$489
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$547
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$523
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$575
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$563
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$613
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$761
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$627
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$487
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1632
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Pattaya

Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Nong Prue
$846
16 km or 9.7 mi Laem Chabang
$838
23 km or 14 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
84 km or 52 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
85 km or 53 mi Klaeng
$768
85 km or 53 mi Lat Luang
$833
98 km or 61 mi Bangkok
$1027
110 km or 68 mi Nonthaburi
$789
110 km or 68 mi Hua Hin
$784
115 km or 72 mi Pak Kret
$788
119 km or 74 mi Rangsit
$656
130 km or 81 mi Tha Khlong
$710
132 km or 82 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
184 km or 114 mi Ko Chang
$763
237 km or 147 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
250 km or 156 mi Battambang
$575
255 km or 159 mi Myeik
$562
259 km or 161 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
318 km or 198 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
324 km or 202 mi Siem Reap
$679
340 km or 211 mi Ko Tao
$845
372 km or 231 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
383 km or 238 mi Sihanoukville
$764
396 km or 246 mi Ko Samui
$782
435 km or 270 mi Phitsanulok
$585
440 km or 273 mi Khon Kaen
$621
442 km or 275 mi Kampot
$587
450 km or 280 mi Phu Quoc
$530
457 km or 284 mi Surat Thani
$612
464 km or 288 mi Phnom Penh
$882
497 km or 309 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
506 km or 314 mi Kampong Cham
$501
508 km or 315 mi Prey Veng
$760
512 km or 318 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
527 km or 328 mi Mawlamyine
$571
535 km or 333 mi Udon Thani
$581
553 km or 343 mi Stung Treng
$652
561 km or 349 mi Hpa-an
$593
562 km or 349 mi Rach Gia
$535
571 km or 355 mi Long Xuyen
$514