Pattaya vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Pattaya	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2115	$3212
🏠 One person rent	$463	$912
🏘️ Family rent	$800	$1543
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.1	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$2465
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	31	66
😀 Quality of life	59	87
🏙️ Population	120K	1.25M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 41% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6471st and 4144th ($874 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6065th and 352nd 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	$3.85	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$9.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$543	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.3	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.75	$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12044	$7922

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2183
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2420
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1214
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1457
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1080
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$796
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1135
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2014
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1923
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$545
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$541
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$575
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$545
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1309
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1109
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1192
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$563
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$575
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$931
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1037
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$565
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$547
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$823
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$627
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$489
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$928
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$465
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$487
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$813
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$565
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$492