Pattaya vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pattaya	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1753	$1711
🏠 One person rent	$313	$206
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$464
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	50
😀 Quality of life	42	52
🏙️ Population	116K	1.57M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 10% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7072nd and 7596th ($665 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 38th in Thailand and Iran, respectively. Check Thailand vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Pattaya compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Pattaya ranked 15th best city to live in Thailand vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 6956th and 6176th 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	$3.26	$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.55	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8397	$2132

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$604
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$606
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$890
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$621
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$561
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$798
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$541
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$531
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$604
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$575
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$387
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$599
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$538
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$522
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$868
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$710
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$910
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$543
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$559
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1375
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1005
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1327
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1285
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$959
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$457
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$549
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1810
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$875
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$698