Nur-Sultan vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$376	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	43	31
😀 Quality of life	64	54
🏙️ Population	1.08M	120K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 1% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6565th and 6518th ($770 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Kazakhstan and Thailand, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 4554th and 5997th 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	$9.99	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.69%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$764	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.08	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.3	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$236	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5487	$8876

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$604
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$619
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$557
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$631
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$542
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$531
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$624
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$710
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$549
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$531
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$765
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$571
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$617
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$646
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$596
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$501
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$662
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$506
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$698
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$509
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$600
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$512
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$749
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$441
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$713
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$765
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$674
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$379
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$623
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$785
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$667
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$881
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$512

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508