Pattaya vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Pattaya	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$839	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2090	$2240
🏠 One person rent	$435	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$474	$589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	31	44
😀 Quality of life	59	64
🏙️ Population	120K	1.4M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 10% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6606th and 6046th ($839 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Thailand and Mongolia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6029th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Pattaya	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.8	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.14	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.3	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.98%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2563	$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.69	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.72	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.93	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.6	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13971	$8817

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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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$904
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$739
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$778
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$776
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$863
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$656
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1039
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$721
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$693
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$578
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$665
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1426
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$691
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$658
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$676
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$568
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$820
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$789
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$639
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$684
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$607
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$577
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$629
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$594
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$593
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$618
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$503
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$570
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$509
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$653
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$492
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$580
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$433
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$722
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$594
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$627
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1108
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$460
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$672