Chittagong vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chittagong	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$875	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$97.4	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$160	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$487
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	47	31
😀 Quality of life	54	59
🏙️ Population	2.58M	120K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 59% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 9065th and 6471st ($358 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Bangladesh and Thailand, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 6403rd and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Pattaya

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	Chittagong	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.27	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.93	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$205	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.2	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$459	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.08	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.8	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.3	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1175	$12044

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$314
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$355
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$448
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$351
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$350
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$481
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$296
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$571
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$314
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$287
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$336
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$528
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$338
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$330
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$335
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$362
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$330
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$321
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$326
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$329
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$331
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$323
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$321
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$320
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$364
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$326
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$324
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$330
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$344
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$290
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$293
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$349

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