Mecca vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mecca	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$394	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$622	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1784	$447
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	41	31
😀 Quality of life	54	42
🏙️ Population	1.68M	116K

The cost of living in Mecca is 55% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5103rd and 7072nd ($1032 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th 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 Mecca compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Mecca ranked 8th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 6051st and 6956th 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	$6.11	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.5	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$424	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.4	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1443	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1095	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.4	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.89	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.32	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$127	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.3	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4708	$8397

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1100
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$938
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$892
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$844
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$920
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$923
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$860
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$1047
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$879
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$466
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$467
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$467
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$1013
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$498
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$996
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$466
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1095
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1061
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$280
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1642
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$523
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$467
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1000
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$404
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$800
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$466
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$434
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$443
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$470
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$440
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$481
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$854
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$625
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$490

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