Novosibirsk vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Novosibirsk	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2142	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$421	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	48	31
😀 Quality of life	61	59
🏙️ Population	1.64M	120K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 1% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6431st and 6471st ($884 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 4th in Russia and Thailand, respectively. Check Russia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Novosibirsk ranked 11th best city to live in Russia vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 5802nd and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Pattaya

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	Novosibirsk	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.89	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$886	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.44	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.6%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2533	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.78	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.12	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$362	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4901	$12044

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$828
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$772
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$720
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$737
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$719
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$808
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$576
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$571
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$553
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$595
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$791
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$834
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$880
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$688
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$530
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$558
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$564
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$732
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$550
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$813
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$747
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$537
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$487
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$661
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$969
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$701
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$557
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$543
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$592
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$600
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$694
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$575
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$531
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$547
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$690
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$532
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$842
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514