Mashhad vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mashhad	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$532	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1496	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$214	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$493	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$183	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$40	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$203	$447
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	46	31
😀 Quality of life	53	42
🏙️ Population	3M	116K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 20% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8260th and 7072nd ($532 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 10th in Iran and Thailand, respectively. Check Iran vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 6128th and 6956th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Pattaya

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	Mashhad	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.03	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.23	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$271	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$428	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.91	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.3	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.08%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1352	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$855	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.46	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.25	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.24	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.92	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.69	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.7	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.02	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.4	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$555	$8397

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Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$520
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$487
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$489
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1648
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1679
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$427
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1644
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1642
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$514
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$554
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$473
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$576
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$446
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$558
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$399
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$640
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$533
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$546
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1657
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$416
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$434
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$519
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$484
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$427
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$575
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$619
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$457
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$633
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$616
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$636
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$655
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$653
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$700

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509