Islamabad vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Islamabad	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1089	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$213	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$162	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.2	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$148	$487
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	70	31
😀 Quality of life	50	59
🏙️ Population	1.01M	120K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 47% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8843rd and 6471st ($464 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Pakistan and Thailand, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 6696th and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Pattaya

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	Islamabad	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.05	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.35	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.35	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$204	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.1	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.06%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1495	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.23	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.94	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.19	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.65	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.89	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.5	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.6	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3118	$12044

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$360
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$279
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$370
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$264
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$369
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$323
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$353
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$381
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$371
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$308
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$295
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$378
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$326
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$368
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$348
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$432
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$302
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$367
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$391
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$318
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$364
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$423
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$315
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$433
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$352
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$473
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$382
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$351
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$414
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$417
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$425
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$379

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