Pattaya vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Pattaya Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$703
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1886
$2961
🏠 One person rent
$345
$748
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.6
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$464
$2297
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
70
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
116K
7.01M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 48% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6780th and 3710th ($703 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.7 months in Riyadh. Pattaya ranked 4th best city to live in Thailand vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5628th and 1392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Pattaya Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$837
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.3
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.7
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1612
$1755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$991
$1136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.6
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$5.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.67
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.7
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$274
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9976
$7248

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$718
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$594
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$592
119 km or 74 mi Rangsit
$506
130 km or 81 mi Tha Khlong
$563
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$428
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$622
237 km or 147 mi Serei Saophoan
$538
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$515
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$723
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$568
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$607
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$566
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$715
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$661
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$748
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$635
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$479
440 km or 273 mi Khon Kaen
$582
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$571
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$514
457 km or 284 mi Surat Thani
$573
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$825
497 km or 309 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$556
506 km or 314 mi Kampong Cham
$468
508 km or 315 mi Prey Veng
$720
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$495
527 km or 328 mi Mawlamyine
$802
535 km or 333 mi Udon Thani
$505
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$593
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$812
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$492
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$698
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$1022
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$901
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$926
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$962
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$898
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$872
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$772
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$1023
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$1326
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$1194
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$993
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$1940
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$1894
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$1380
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$931
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$675
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$663
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$795
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$693
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$536
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$869
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$545
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$935
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$749
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$653
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$1062
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$727
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$621
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$537
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$782
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$668
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$939
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$922
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$673