Medina vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medina	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1182	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$673	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$906	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1300	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	22	31
😀 Quality of life	70	57
🏙️ Population	1.41M	120K

The cost of living in Medina is 46% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4743rd and 6620th ($1182 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 6th in Thailand, while ranked 4114th and 6140th 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	$5.56	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$505	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$633	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.7	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.02%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3803	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.32	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.47	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5508	$10383

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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	$1155
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$1162
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$940
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$825
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$862
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$967
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1069
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$918
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$964
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$769
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$346
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$903
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$354
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$517
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$348
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$365
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$428
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1627
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$782
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1734
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$798
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$911
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$645
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$398
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$718
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1910
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1855
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1645
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$271
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$837
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$1021
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1867
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1879
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1009
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$860
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$987

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498