Pattaya vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Pattaya	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$418	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$729	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.7	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$475	$2246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	31	66
😀 Quality of life	57	88
🏙️ Population	120K	1.25M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 43% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6620th and 4204th ($812 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th 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 1.6 months in Sharjah. Pattaya ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6140th and 312th 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	$3.71	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.57	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.71	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10383	$6883

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$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
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483