Mecca vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mecca	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2620	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$472	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$791	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1156	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	41	31
😀 Quality of life	58	59
🏙️ Population	2.43M	120K

The cost of living in Mecca is 27% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5028th and 6471st ($1107 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 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 6123rd and 6065th 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	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.9	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1402	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.4	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.3	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.86	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.7	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.7	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4622	$12044

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1209
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$906
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1168
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$795
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$893
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$902
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$815
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$865
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$942
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$498
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$491
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$497
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$931
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$531
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$775
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1104
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$931
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$369
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1632
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$551
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$492
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1074
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$385
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$810
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$491
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$354
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$448
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$494
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$360
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$504
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$776
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$479
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$514

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