Pattaya vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Pattaya	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2115	$989
🏠 One person rent	$463	$171
🏘️ Family rent	$800	$277
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.1	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	31	69
😀 Quality of life	59	51
🏙️ Population	120K	2.1M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 104% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6471st and 8928th ($874 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 Rawalpindi. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 6065th and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Rawalpindi

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	Pattaya	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$543	$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.3	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.75	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12044	$782

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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 Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$464
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$360
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$279
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$370
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$264
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$369
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$330
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$379
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$323
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$353
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$381
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$371
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$308
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$295
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$308
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$378
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$326
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$348
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$432
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$368
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$302
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$367
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$318
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$391
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$364
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$423
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$315
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$352
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$433
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$473
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$382
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$351
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$414
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$417
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$425
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$379
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$265