Niigata vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Niigata	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2899	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$425	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$938	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1539	$447
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	52	31
😀 Quality of life	68	42
🏙️ Population	791K	116K

The cost of living in Niigata is 59% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4949th and 7072nd ($1056 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 10th in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Niigata ranked 599th best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 3500th and 6956th 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	$5.19	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.9	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.25%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2812	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2341	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.8	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.66	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21.8	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.05	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.3	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.1	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15169	$8397

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$991
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1002
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1004
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1009
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$997
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1018
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$999
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1071
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1013
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1049
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1060
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$965
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1072
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$977
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$966
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1086
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$956
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1050
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$939
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1006
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$957
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$952
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1032
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$943
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$988
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$944
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$939
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$954
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1013
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1015
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$957
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$961
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$958
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$986
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$942

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