Mashhad vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mashhad	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$508	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1452	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$169	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$216	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	46	31
😀 Quality of life	50	54
🏙️ Population	3M	120K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 35% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8574th and 6518th ($508 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 5th 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 0.6 months in Pattaya. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6227th and 5997th 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	$2.51	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.75	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.5	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.07%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.48	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.23	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$7.94	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.89	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.99	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$68	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$618	$8876

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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	$521
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$515
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$521
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1553
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1584
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$510
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1503
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1541
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$512
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$574
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$598
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$685
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$414
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$580
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$431
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$658
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$552
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$484
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$458
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$557
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$476
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$392
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$573
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$665
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$464
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$680
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$651
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$681
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$714
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$710
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$788

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508