Novosibirsk vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Novosibirsk	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$935	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2255	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$450	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$780	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.8	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$889	$474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	48	31
😀 Quality of life	48	59
🏙️ Population	1.64M	120K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 12% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6043rd and 6606th ($935 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 3rd 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 40th best city to live in Russia vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 6891st and 6029th 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	$7.84	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$918	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.8	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.71%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2907	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1768	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.52	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.67	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.56	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5680	$13971

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$785
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$754
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$630
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$795
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$787
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$780
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$585
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$586
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$559
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$602
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$837
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$819
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$595
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$954
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$754
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$545
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$575
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$575
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$823
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$571
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$784
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$763
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$553
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$500
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$687
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$1024
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$713
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$572
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$568
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$608
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$614
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$712
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$579
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$547
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$564
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$702
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$550
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$876
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$952

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