Baku vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$316	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	49	31
😀 Quality of life	60	54
🏙️ Population	2.3M	120K

The cost of living in Baku is 2% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6590th and 6518th ($766 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Azerbaijan and Thailand, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 5270th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Pattaya

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	Baku	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$8876

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$707
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$634
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$676
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$608
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$627
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$618
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$618
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$607
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$827
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$481
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$967
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$622
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$961
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$534
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$535
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$552
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$658
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$576
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$553
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$767
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$660
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$466
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$813
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1094
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1016
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1199
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$573
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$697
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$618
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1081
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$419
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$833
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$608
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$557
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$458
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$990
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$645

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