Muscat vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Muscat	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2617	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$560	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$941	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	42	31
😀 Quality of life	74	59
🏙️ Population	1.42M	120K

The cost of living in Muscat is 30% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4940th and 6471st ($1135 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 2105th and 6065th 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	$5.21	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1059	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.6	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.53	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.51	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10792	$12044

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Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$1080
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$796
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$575
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1214
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1457
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2183
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1473
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2420
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$627
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$575
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$563
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$813
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$545
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$2014
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$545
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1923
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$761
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$541
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1109
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1309
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1192
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$434
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$825
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$561
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$565
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$931
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$547
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1037
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$823
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$523
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$489
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$928
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$465

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