Dhaka vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$152	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$487
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	76	31
😀 Quality of life	57	59
🏙️ Population	16.8M	120K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 45% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8803rd and 6471st ($481 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bangladesh and Thailand, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 6218th and 6065th 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	$2.19	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$12044

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307

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