Jeddah vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeddah	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$511	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2204	$466
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	45	31
😀 Quality of life	75	54
🏙️ Population	4.7M	120K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 40% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4828th and 6432nd ($1123 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 4th in Thailand, while ranked 1110th and 5984th 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	$6.63	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2216	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1138	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.4	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.3	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$9189

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491

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