Chittagong vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$93	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$475
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	45	31
😀 Quality of life	50	57
🏙️ Population	2.58M	120K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 56% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 9061st and 6620th ($358 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Bangladesh and Thailand, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 6631st and 6140th 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	$2.08	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$10383

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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	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498