Pattaya vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pattaya	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2066	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$395	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.3	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$461	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	31	15
😀 Quality of life	54	47
🏙️ Population	120K	886K

The cost of living in Pattaya is 28% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6518th and 4967th ($781 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Thailand and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Pattaya ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5997th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Tabuk

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	Pattaya	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.58	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1152	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.67%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1693	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.44	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.67	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.49	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8876	$8574

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028