Pattaya vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pattaya	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2066	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$395	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.3	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$461	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	31	65
😀 Quality of life	54	83
🏙️ Population	120K	1.25M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 48% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6518th and 3460th ($781 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Thailand and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Thailand vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Pattaya ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5997th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Sharjah

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	Pattaya	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.58	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1152	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.67%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1693	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.44	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.67	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.49	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8876	$7169

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536