Chittagong vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$466
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	45	31
😀 Quality of life	45	54
🏙️ Population	2.58M	120K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 61% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 9199th and 6432nd ($312 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 4th in Thailand, while ranked 6529th and 5984th 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	$0.96	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$9189

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366

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