Nur-Sultan vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$823	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1972	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$412	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	45	31
😀 Quality of life	69	59
🏙️ Population	1.08M	120K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 2% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6663rd and 6606th ($823 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Kazakhstan and Thailand, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 4272nd and 6029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Pattaya

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	Nur-Sultan	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.94%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$999	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.44	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$301	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6976	$13971

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$545
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$571
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$595
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$586
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$819
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$558
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$548
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$687
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$702
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$559
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$713
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$1024
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$602
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$786
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$952
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$954
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$780
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$535
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$785
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$935
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$615
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$757
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$549
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$876
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$488
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$789
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1163
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$500
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$780
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$555
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$899
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$636
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1014
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$553

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