Dhaka vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$141	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$475
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	73	31
😀 Quality of life	57	57
🏙️ Population	16.8M	120K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 43% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8829th and 6620th ($464 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Bangladesh and Thailand, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 6151st and 6140th 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	$2.14	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$10383

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

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