Pattaya vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Pattaya	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$839	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2090	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$435	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$474	$1734
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	31	16
😀 Quality of life	59	57
🏙️ Population	120K	886K

The cost of living in Pattaya is 19% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6606th and 5290th ($839 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 1.7 months in Tabuk. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6029th and 6204th 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	$3.67	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.8	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.14	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.3	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.98%	5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2563	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.69	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.72	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.93	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.6	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13971	$8604

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$818
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$429
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$2054
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$856
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$919
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$686
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$334
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$338
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$742
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2014
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1933
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1810
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$2038
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$2060
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1149
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$977
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2145
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$753
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$2133
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1032
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$862
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1205
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$538
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2305
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2201
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2465
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2354
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2336
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587