Dubai vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dubai	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2420	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5315	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$1634	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2835	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$459	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4093	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	66	31
😀 Quality of life	90	59
🏙️ Population	3.94M	120K

The cost of living in Dubai is 177% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 1039th and 6471st ($2420 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and Thailand, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 203rd and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Pattaya

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	Dubai	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$6.31	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3617	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2237	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$94	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7290	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.52	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.5	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.5	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.2	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$829	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16876	$12044

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1473
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2183
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1214
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1457
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1080
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$796
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2014
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1135
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1923
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$545
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$541
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$575
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$545
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1309
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1109
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1192
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$563
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$931
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$575
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1037
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$565
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$823
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$547
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$627
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$489
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$465
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$487
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$813
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$565
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$492

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