Pattaya vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Pattaya	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2115	$3539
🏠 One person rent	$463	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$800	$1446
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.1	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$2285
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	31	70
😀 Quality of life	59	78
🏙️ Population	120K	7.01M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 46% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6471st and 3529th ($874 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6065th and 879th 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	$3.85	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$543	$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.3	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.75	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12044	$9443

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$931
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$815
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$931
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1037
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$823
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1109
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1192
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2014
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1923
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$775
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$707
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$465
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$556
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$906
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$489
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1168
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$523
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$492
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$581
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1107
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$565
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$893
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$545
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$487