Jeddah vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeddah	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1209	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$584	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	45	31
😀 Quality of life	78	59
🏙️ Population	4.7M	120K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 38% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4757th and 6471st ($1209 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Thailand, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 990th and 6065th 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	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.68	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.97%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1003	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.58	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.8	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7655	$12044

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$906
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$893
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$942
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$498
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$815
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$497
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$865
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1104
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$531
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$369
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$491
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$931
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$775
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$931
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1074
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$385
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$448
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$354
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1632
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$360
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$551
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$492
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$810
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$491
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$415
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$776
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$819
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$494

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