Almaty vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Almaty	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$974	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2342	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$524	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$910	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.5	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$745	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	52	31
😀 Quality of life	70	59
🏙️ Population	2.23M	120K

The cost of living in Almaty is 12% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5852nd and 6471st ($974 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kazakhstan and Thailand, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 4192nd and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Pattaya

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	Almaty	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.79	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.9	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.82	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.64	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$649	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1161	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$746	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.2	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.71%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1912	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1177	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.92	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.3	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.8	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.34	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.2	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11415	$12044

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Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$866
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$636
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$842
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$616
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$503
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$757
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$580
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$621
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$564
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$575
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$533
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$565
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$661
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$477
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$557
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$549
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$447
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$556
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$561
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$653
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$679
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$562
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$619
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$736
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$537
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$592
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$600
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$827
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$609
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$505
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$590
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$487
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$635
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$585
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$521
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$573
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$694

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