Abu Dhabi vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1915	$818
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4277	$1959
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$419
🏘️ Family rent	$2181	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$33
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3000	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	53	31
😀 Quality of life	84	55
🏙️ Population	1.57M	120K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 134% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 2282nd and 6580th ($1915 vs $818) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 1.6 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 5th in Thailand, while ranked 427th and 6112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Pattaya

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	Abu Dhabi	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.8	$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$8.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1359	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$975	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$49.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$75.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$103	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5745	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12613	$1770
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.64	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.22	$4.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.71	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.96	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.4	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$293
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12182	$9266

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1713
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2512
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1383
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1450
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2504
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1081
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1215
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1455
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1762
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1688
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$631
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$794
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$995
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1205
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1240
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1116
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$537
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1063
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1055
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$537
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$893
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$913
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$515
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$530
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$464
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$541
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$521
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$578
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$524
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$527
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$536
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$515
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1695
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1242
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$493

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$792
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$784
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$775
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$795
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$717
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$798
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$992
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$749
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$713
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$750
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$611
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$618
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$711
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$570
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$559
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$595
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$688
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$632
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$818
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$774
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$752
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$563
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$591
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$610
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$509
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$602
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$564
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$510
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$719
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$817
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$568
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$589
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$629
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$594
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$516
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$497