Jeddah vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$541	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	45	31
😀 Quality of life	79	57
🏙️ Population	4.7M	120K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 42% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4809th and 6620th ($1155 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Saudi Arabia and Thailand, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 894th and 6140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Pattaya

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	Jeddah	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$10383

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498