Al Ain vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Al Ain	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$560	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$1195	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$317	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.7	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3674	$466
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	37	31
😀 Quality of life	79	54
🏙️ Population	767K	120K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 31% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5284th and 6432nd ($1050 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 600th and 5984th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Pattaya

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	Al Ain	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.15	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$460	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$820	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.9	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.73%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1222	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.68	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.7	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$665	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6250	$9189

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1232
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2309
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1503
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2084
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$786
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$994
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1110
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1810
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1719
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$687
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$561
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$547
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1218
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1267
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$556
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1226
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$520
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$639
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$531
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$870
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$989
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$878
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$928
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$467
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$546
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$548
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$541
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$537
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$831
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$806
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$489
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$577

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516