Pattaya vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Pattaya Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$665
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1753
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$313
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
31
71
😀 Quality of life
42
74
🏙️ Population
116K
7.01M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 59% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7072nd and 2922nd ($665 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Thailand and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Pattaya compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Pattaya ranked 15th best city to live in Thailand vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6956th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Pattaya vs Riyadh infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Pattaya vs Riyadh

Prices for goods and services in Pattaya and Riyadh are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Pattaya Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.26
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$786
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$517
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.13%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1791
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1187
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.55
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.5
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$301
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8397
$9649

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Pattaya

Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Nong Prue
$653
16 km or 9.7 mi Laem Chabang
$648
23 km or 14 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
84 km or 52 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
85 km or 53 mi Klaeng
$619
85 km or 53 mi Lat Luang
$716
98 km or 61 mi Bangkok
$902
110 km or 68 mi Nonthaburi
$704
110 km or 68 mi Hua Hin
$614
115 km or 72 mi Pak Kret
$677
119 km or 74 mi Rangsit
$594
130 km or 81 mi Tha Khlong
$617
132 km or 82 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
184 km or 114 mi Ko Chang
$614
237 km or 147 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
250 km or 156 mi Battambang
$539
255 km or 159 mi Myeik
$571
259 km or 161 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
318 km or 198 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
324 km or 202 mi Siem Reap
$587
340 km or 211 mi Ko Tao
$702
372 km or 231 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
383 km or 238 mi Sihanoukville
$755
396 km or 246 mi Ko Samui
$642
435 km or 270 mi Phitsanulok
$496
440 km or 273 mi Khon Kaen
$532
442 km or 275 mi Kampot
$569
450 km or 280 mi Phu Quoc
$524
457 km or 284 mi Surat Thani
$554
464 km or 288 mi Phnom Penh
$802
497 km or 309 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
506 km or 314 mi Kampong Cham
$555
508 km or 315 mi Prey Veng
$711
512 km or 318 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
527 km or 328 mi Mawlamyine
$566
535 km or 333 mi Udon Thani
$500
553 km or 343 mi Stung Treng
$628
561 km or 349 mi Hpa-an
$605
562 km or 349 mi Rach Gia
$518
571 km or 355 mi Long Xuyen
$509

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561