Pattaya vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pattaya	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2066	$1578
🏠 One person rent	$395	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.3	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$461	$205
😷 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 33% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6518th and 7787th ($781 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 34th 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 0.3 months in Shiraz. Pattaya ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5997th and 6352nd 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	$3.58	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1152	$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.67%	22.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1693	$1406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$1.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$5.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.44	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.67	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$6.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.49	$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8876	$2161

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$563
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$557
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$548
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$546
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$529
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$547
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$551
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$536
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$514
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$573
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$523
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$502
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$525
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$897
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$736
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$901
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$547
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$597
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1280
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1056
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1243
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1223
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$1068
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$464
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$562
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1709
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$904
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$723