Niigata vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Niigata	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1018	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2580	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$433	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1251	$474
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	54	31
😀 Quality of life	72	59
🏙️ Population	791K	120K

The cost of living in Niigata is 21% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5436th and 6606th ($1018 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 3rd in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 2749th and 6029th 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	$5.43	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.48%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2634	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2645	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$19.9	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$43.7	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.2	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17418	$13971

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$993
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1015
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1013
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1021
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1019
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$996
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$997
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1066
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1044
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1053
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1058
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1007
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$942
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1074
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$935
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$932
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1025
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$919
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1004
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$924
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$933
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1002
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1031
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$914
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$928
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$956
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$932
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1009
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1021
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$944
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$949
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$904
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1029
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1009

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