Pattaya vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Pattaya	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2142	$1536
🏠 One person rent	$401	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$901	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.7	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$222
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	50
😀 Quality of life	54	48
🏙️ Population	120K	1.57M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 43% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6432nd and 8203rd ($800 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 55th in Thailand and Iran, respectively. Check Thailand vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Pattaya ranked 4th best city to live in Thailand vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5984th and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Shiraz

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	Pattaya	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.45	$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.23	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1159	$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.38%	22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2603	$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1761	$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.4	$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.4	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.76	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.16	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.86	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9189	$2159

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$546
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$537
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$556
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$489
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$561
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$548
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$507
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$527
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$520
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$577
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$588
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$545
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$490
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$878
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$713
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$928
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$557
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$588
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1267
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$989
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1226
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1218
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$870
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$467
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$559
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1719
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$879
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$705