Dhaka vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$121	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$466
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	72	31
😀 Quality of life	54	54
🏙️ Population	16.8M	120K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 46% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8916th and 6432nd ($428 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Bangladesh and Thailand, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 5968th and 5984th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Pattaya

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	Dhaka	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$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	$137	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$9189

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

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