Pattaya vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pattaya	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1753	$2074
🏠 One person rent	$313	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$826
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$365
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	31	43
😀 Quality of life	42	55
🏙️ Population	116K	1.4M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 16% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7072nd and 6405th ($665 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Thailand and Mongolia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Pattaya compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Pattaya ranked 15th best city to live in Thailand vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6956th and 5931st 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	$3.26	$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1791	$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.55	$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.5	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8397	$5952

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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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$759
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$576
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$607
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$589
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$491
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$674
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$997
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$679
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$673
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1345
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$674
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$677
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$640
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$444
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$776
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$707
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$647
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$643
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$614
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$535
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$625
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$573
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$578
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$603
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$593
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$572
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$504
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$602
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$510
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$576
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$581
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$700
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$560
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$628
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1065
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$666
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$625