Almaty vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$464	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	51	31
😀 Quality of life	66	54
🏙️ Population	2.23M	120K

The cost of living in Almaty is 13% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6143rd and 6518th ($881 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 5th in Thailand, while ranked 4016th and 5997th 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	$7.16	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$8876

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$785
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$749
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$674
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$713
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$637
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$607
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$610
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$543
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$623
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$619
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$624
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$634
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$441
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$531
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$477
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$430
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$601
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$591
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$626
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$569
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$613
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$512
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$571
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$853
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$613
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$501
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$614
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$460
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$615
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$623
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$512
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$627
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$662

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508