Muscat vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Muscat	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1110	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2698	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$551	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1727	$466
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	44	31
😀 Quality of life	68	54
🏙️ Population	1.42M	120K

The cost of living in Muscat is 39% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4893rd and 6432nd ($1110 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Oman and Thailand, respectively. Check Oman vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 3189th and 5984th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Pattaya

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	Muscat	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.3	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.15	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$550	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1200	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.1	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.8	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1760	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1270	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.5	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.56	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8649	$9189

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Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$994
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$786
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$687
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1232
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1050
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2084
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1503
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2309
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$639
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$547
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$531
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$831
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$520
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1810
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$561
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1719
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$467
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$556
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1218
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1267
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1226
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$429
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$806
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$548
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$558
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$870
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$989
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$878
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$537
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$541
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$928
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$548

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516