Pattaya vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Pattaya	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$839	$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2090	$1531
🏠 One person rent	$435	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$221
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$474	$859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	31	22
😀 Quality of life	59	51
🏙️ Population	120K	1.99M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 44% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 6606th and 8147th ($839 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 101st in Thailand and Turkey, respectively. Check Thailand vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 1.5 months in Urfa. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Urfa ranked 36th in Turkey, while ranked 6029th and 6572nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Urfa

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	Pattaya	Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.8	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.14	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$3.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.3	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.98%	41.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2563	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$2.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.69	$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$1.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.72	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.93	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.6	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13971	$9341

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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 Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$587
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$609
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$576
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$549
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$596
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$518
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$547
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$608
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$619
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$572
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$565
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$527
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$551
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$497
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$537
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$544
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$579
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$490
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$582
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$640
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$339
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$559
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$521
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$557
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$515
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$565
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$594
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$598
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$616
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$601
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$384
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$441
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$597
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$590
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$756