Dhaka vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$118	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$461
😷 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 45% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8899th and 6518th ($430 vs $781) 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 5971st and 5997th 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	$1.89	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$8876

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508