Pattaya vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Pattaya	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2115	$780
🏠 One person rent	$463	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$800	$198
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$129
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.1	$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$129
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	31	48
😀 Quality of life	59	34
🏙️ Population	120K	1.97M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 171% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 6471st and 9160th ($874 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 27th in Thailand and Pakistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 0.4 months in Peshawar. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Peshawar ranked 9th in Pakistan, while ranked 6065th and 8618th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Peshawar

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	Pattaya	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$543	$96.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$52.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.3	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	16.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$8.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$3.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$1.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.75	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$9.83
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$32.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12044	$2608

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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

Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$379
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$370
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$368
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$360
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$369
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$464
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$423
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$433
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$473
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$279
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$381
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$264
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$330
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$425
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$378
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$371
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$353
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$302
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$348
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$308
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$308
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$367
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$326
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$295
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$318
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$432
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$454
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$315
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$391
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$382
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$417
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$364
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$351
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$352
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704