Islamabad vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$199	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$461
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	69	31
😀 Quality of life	49	54
🏙️ Population	1.01M	120K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 43% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8870th and 6518th ($442 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Pakistan and Thailand, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6313th and 5997th 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	$2.13	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$8876

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$382
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$366
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$273
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$346
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$373
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$458
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$281
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$287
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$389
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$321
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$303
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$306
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$411
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$342
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$383
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$305
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$355
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$366
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$300
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$386
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$358
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$474
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$361
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$356
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$441
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$392
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$389
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$369

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