Islamabad vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Islamabad	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1168	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$198	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$150	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.4	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$256	$466
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	67	31
😀 Quality of life	49	54
🏙️ Population	1.01M	120K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 45% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8895th and 6432nd ($439 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 4th in Thailand, while ranked 6293rd and 5984th 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	$1.79	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.49%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.82	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.32	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.26	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.64	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.47	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.62	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$59.7	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3133	$9189

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$323
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$328
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$372
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$277
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$338
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$374
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$456
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$335
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$344
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$280
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$308
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$358
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$319
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$406
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$344
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$500
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$312
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$407
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$441
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$310
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$469
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$378
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$599
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$358
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$360
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$430
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$371
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$476
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$397

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516