Mecca vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mecca	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$438	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1083	$474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	41	31
😀 Quality of life	57	59
🏙️ Population	2.43M	120K

The cost of living in Mecca is 23% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5338th and 6606th ($1031 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Thailand, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Mecca compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 6151st and 6029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Pattaya

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	Mecca	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.49	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.64	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$600	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.5	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1617	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.13	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.59	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.5	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$399	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4518	$13971

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1210
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$890
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$976
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1164
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$873
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$871
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$834
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$864
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$919
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$483
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$475
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$484
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$938
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$513
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$738
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$481
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1124
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$947
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$350
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1628
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$532
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$476
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1036
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$379
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$748
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$476
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$334
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$439
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$478
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$338
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$488
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$753
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$429
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$497

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508