Niigata vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Niigata	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2916	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$425	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$941	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1530	$461
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	52	31
😀 Quality of life	67	54
🏙️ Population	791K	120K

The cost of living in Niigata is 36% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5101st and 6518th ($1059 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 5th in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Niigata ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 3754th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Pattaya

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	Niigata	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.24	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$309	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.7	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.25%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2858	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2642	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$22.1	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.6	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.5	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15118	$8876

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052

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