Niigata vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Niigata	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$390	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$475
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	52	31
😀 Quality of life	72	57
🏙️ Population	791K	120K

The cost of living in Niigata is 24% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5515th and 6620th ($1007 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 5th in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Niigata compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 3269th and 6140th 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	$5.38	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$552	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.49%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2790	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2422	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.8	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21.9	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.6	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.1	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14992	$10383

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498