Pattaya vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pattaya	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2066	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$395	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.3	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$461	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	72
😀 Quality of life	54	78
🏙️ Population	120K	7.01M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 52% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6518th and 2911th ($781 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Pattaya ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5997th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Riyadh

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	Pattaya	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.58	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1152	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.67%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1693	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.44	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.67	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.49	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8876	$10598

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529