Pattaya vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pattaya	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2066	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$395	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.3	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$461	$401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	31	35
😀 Quality of life	54	35
🏙️ Population	120K	2.96M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 43% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6518th and 8272nd ($781 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Thailand and Yemen, respectively. Check Thailand vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Pattaya ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5997th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Sanaa

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	Pattaya	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.58	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1152	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.67%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1693	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.44	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.67	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.49	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8876	$2809

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$481
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$486
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$496
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$482
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$482
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$507
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$937
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$503
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$910
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$902
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$486
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$542
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$484
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$905
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$662
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$520
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$487
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$518
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$488
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$660
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$838
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$764
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$718
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$897
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$979
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$1006
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1146
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1637
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$809
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$886