Pattaya vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pattaya Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$418
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$729
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.7
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$475
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
31
73
😀 Quality of life
57
80
🏙️ Population
120K
7.01M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 50% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6620th and 3418th ($812 vs $1627) 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Pattaya ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6140th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Pattaya Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.71
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.4
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2484
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1738
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.57
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.73
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10383
$9818

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$774
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$958
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$724
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$736
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$635
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$675
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$623
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$708
237 km or 147 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
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$571
255 km or 159 mi Myeik
$553
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$588
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$680
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$650
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$812
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$765
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$763
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$741
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$558
440 km or 273 mi Khon Kaen
$590
442 km or 275 mi Kampot
$622
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$511
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$593
464 km or 288 mi Phnom Penh
$829
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$558
506 km or 314 mi Kampong Cham
$504
508 km or 315 mi Prey Veng
$727
512 km or 318 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$810
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$567
535 km or 333 mi Udon Thani
$578
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$635
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$581
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$515
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$806
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$967
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$908
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$1008
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$930
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$873
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$1201
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$1230
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$1237
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$1283
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$1008
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$1849
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$1770
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$1454
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$825
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$726
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$730
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$453
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$719
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$549
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$889
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$542
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$918
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$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
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$669
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$1182
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$503
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$483
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$571
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$553
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$681
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$903
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$530
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$463