Medina vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Medina	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2338	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$659	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1337	$474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	23	31
😀 Quality of life	69	59
🏙️ Population	1.41M	120K

The cost of living in Medina is 39% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4843rd and 6606th ($1164 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 Medina compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 4103rd and 6029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Pattaya

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	Medina	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.01	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$508	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$772	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.4	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2810	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1336	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.08	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.32	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.43	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.6	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.76	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.1	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5520	$13971

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Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1210
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$1031
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$919
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$738
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$834
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$938
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1036
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$890
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$976
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$753
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$334
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$873
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$338
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$429
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$350
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$379
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$439
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1628
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$818
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$2054
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$856
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$871
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$686
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$375
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$742
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$2014
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1933
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1810
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$264
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$977
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$1149
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$2038
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$2060
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1032
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$864
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$1077

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