Abu Dhabi vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1753
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$313
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$447
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
52
31
😀 Quality of life
82
42
🏙️ Population
1.48M
116K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 191% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 1938th and 7072nd ($1936 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 369th and 6956th 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
$9.91
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$8397

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$1673
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$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Nong Prue
$653
16 km or 9.7 mi Laem Chabang
$648
23 km or 14 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
84 km or 52 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
85 km or 53 mi Klaeng
$619
85 km or 53 mi Lat Luang
$716
98 km or 61 mi Bangkok
$902
110 km or 68 mi Nonthaburi
$704
110 km or 68 mi Hua Hin
$614
115 km or 72 mi Pak Kret
$677
119 km or 74 mi Rangsit
$594
130 km or 81 mi Tha Khlong
$617
132 km or 82 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
184 km or 114 mi Ko Chang
$614
237 km or 147 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
250 km or 156 mi Battambang
$539
255 km or 159 mi Myeik
$571
259 km or 161 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
318 km or 198 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
324 km or 202 mi Siem Reap
$587
340 km or 211 mi Ko Tao
$702
372 km or 231 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
383 km or 238 mi Sihanoukville
$755
396 km or 246 mi Ko Samui
$642
435 km or 270 mi Phitsanulok
$496
440 km or 273 mi Khon Kaen
$532
442 km or 275 mi Kampot
$569
450 km or 280 mi Phu Quoc
$524
457 km or 284 mi Surat Thani
$554
464 km or 288 mi Phnom Penh
$802
497 km or 309 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
506 km or 314 mi Kampong Cham
$555
508 km or 315 mi Prey Veng
$711
512 km or 318 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
527 km or 328 mi Mawlamyine
$566
535 km or 333 mi Udon Thani
$500
553 km or 343 mi Stung Treng
$628
561 km or 349 mi Hpa-an
$605
562 km or 349 mi Rach Gia
$518
571 km or 355 mi Long Xuyen
$509