How Much Is a Siamese Cat? Kitten Prices from 15 Catteries (2026)

How much is a Siamese cat? From a registered US cattery, plan on about $1,500 for a pet kitten. The median pet price is $1,500, and half the catteries start between $1,000 and $2,000 (15 catteries in 13 states, checked November 4, 2026). The full range of posted prices runs from $450 to $4,000.

That’s the kitten alone. Most catteries that state a deposit ask $300 to $500, and almost all of them call it non-refundable. The first-year basics add roughly $439 to $1,686 (from our new kitten checklist). Every kitten price below comes from the catteries’ own websites. How we collected them is at the end.

Siamese kitten prices at a glance

We recorded one number per cattery: the lowest price it posts for a pet Siamese kitten. That’s a fixed price at 13 catteries and the low end of a posted range at 2.

Measure	Pet kitten price
Lowest	$450
25th percentile	$1,000
Median	$1,500
75th percentile	$2,000
Highest	$4,000

Two catteries start under $1,000, 5 between $1,000 and $1,499, 3 between $1,500 and $1,999, 4 between $2,000 and $2,499, and 1 at $2,500 or more.

Fresh and undated pages agree here. The 7 listings with a kitten, litter, update or pricing date from the past 12 months had a median of $1,500, and so did the 8 undated ones.

A Siamese costs less than the other breeds we’ve priced. With similar rules, the median pet price was $2,000 for a Persian, $2,500 for a Ragdoll, $2,750 for a British Shorthair and $3,000 for a Maine Coon.

How much does a Siamese cat cost? All 15 catteries, anonymized

We don’t name the catteries. We can’t vouch for any of them, and a named price goes out of date. Names and links stay in our data file. The ID says where we found the cattery: C from CFA’s directory, T from TICA’s, N from the National Siamese Cat Club’s breeder list, and W from a web search (see the method below).

ID	State	Pet price	Basis	Spay/neuter	Deposit
W20*	PA	$450	Fixed	Buyer’s job	None usually
W28	CO	$750	Fixed	Buyer’s job	None taken
W11	IN	$1,000	Fixed	Buyer’s job	$300
W13	CA	$1,000	Low end of range	Not stated	Not stated
W29*	PA	$1,000	Fixed	Not stated	Not stated
W10*	VA	$1,400	Low end of range	Not stated	$300
W12*	FL	$1,400	Fixed	Not stated	50%
W01	KS	$1,500	Fixed	Buyer’s job	$500
W07*	MD	$1,600	Fixed	Buyer’s job	Not stated
W02*	NY	$1,700	Fixed	Buyer’s job	Not stated
N09	FL	$2,000	Fixed	Buyer’s job	Not stated
W04*	OR	$2,000	Fixed	Not stated	$500
C05	DE	$2,200	Fixed	Included	$500
W33	IL	$2,200	Fixed	Included	$500
T03*	OH	$4,000	Fixed	Not stated	$500

An asterisk marks the 8 undated listings: their pages show no kitten, litter, update or pricing date from the past 12 months. The $450 cattery says its price is “as of 2024”; without it, the median would be $1,550.

The three catteries from the registry and breed club lists were pricier, at $2,000, $2,200 and $4,000. The 12 we found by web search had a median of $1,450. Two of the three price their Siamese the same as a related breed: one charges one fixed fee for its Siamese and Oriental Shorthair kittens, another one price for Siamese and solid-point Colorpoint Shorthairs.

Old-style and modern Siamese

Siamese come in two looks. CFA’s breed standard describes the modern show Siamese: a long, slender body, long legs and a long, wedge-shaped head. Several catteries in our data instead breed the older, rounder type, which they call old-style, traditional or “applehead”, and which, as they say, TICA registers under the name Thai. People searching for a Siamese usually mean either one, so we counted both.

We didn’t split the prices by type: the catteries describe their cats in too many different ways to sort them fairly. What we can say is that the cheapest five in our table all describe old-style or traditional cats, so if the look doesn’t matter to you, ask both kinds of breeder.

What the Siamese price includes

• Spay or neuter: only 2 catteries include it, and both charge $2,200. At 7 it’s the buyer’s job: the contracts ask for it by 6, 7 or 8 months, and several release the registration papers only after you send proof. One cattery sells kittens unaltered for $2,000 and neutered ones for $2,500 to $3,000. Six don’t say. If you pay for it yourself, the clinics in our checklist charged $89 to $368.95. Our spay cost guide compares 24 clinics’ posted prices, and when to spay or neuter covers the timing.
• Health testing: only 1 of the 15 mentions PRA, the inherited eye disease CFA names as one of the breed’s two key health issues (below). Ask every breeder about it.
• Registration: all 15 claim registration with CFA, TICA or another registry (CFF, ACA or the Traditional Cat Association). We record that as claimed and didn’t check each one with the registries.

Deposits and extras

• Deposit: 7 catteries state an amount: $300 at 2 and $500 at 5, so the median is $500. Six of the 7 call it non-refundable, so read the terms before you pay. One more asks for half the price as a deposit; two don’t take deposits at all.
• Payment: one cattery takes only checks or cash, one wants cash at pickup, and one takes cash or Zelle. Cash and payment apps leave you little protection if something goes wrong.
• Extras: one cattery adds the health certificate and transport to its price; another charges $700 to ship within the US.

Why Siamese cost what they do

A popular, talkative breed. CFA’s breed profile describes the Siamese as “Vocal, affectionate, active; can be insistent,” with color at the points in seal, chocolate, blue and lilac. It’s an old breed: CFA says the first Siamese known in the United States was a cat named Siam, given to President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1878. Our data can’t tell you why the asking prices are lower than for the other breeds we’ve priced, only that they are.

Easy grooming. CFA says Siamese do shed, but a short coat needs no special equipment: wet hands stroked over the coat, or a rubber brush, remove dead hair.

Health. CFA says most Siamese are healthy, and that breeders are working on two issues:

• Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA), which can cause blindness. It’s a recessive gene with a genetic test, so carriers can be removed from breeding or bred only to non-carriers.
• Amyloidosis, which causes liver problems. CFA says research is still ongoing to find the genes, so it’s best to ask whether the disease has shown up in your kitten’s lines.

How much does a Siamese cat cost in the first year?

Add the start-up costs from our new kitten checklist, checked October 7, 2026. Must-have supplies cost $131 to $349. First vet care, with exams, vaccines, tests, a microchip and spay or neuter, costs $308 to $1,158. All in, the checklist puts the start-up costs at about $439 to $1,686. With a $1,500 kitten, that’s roughly $1,940 to $3,190, before delivery and before the ongoing cost of food and litter (our cat cost guide adds up the years after). If the cattery has already done the shots, microchip or spay or neuter, take those off the vet bill.

An active breed needs things to climb and scratch. Our cat tree guide and scratching post guide compare sturdy options, and our litter box guide covers sizes.

Siamese kitten scams: check before you pay a deposit

Fake sellers use popular breeds as bait. The script is the usual one: cute photos, a low price, a deposit, then “shipping” fees and no kitten.

Our data gives you a yardstick. Only 2 of the 15 catteries started under $1,000, and most started at $1,000 to $2,200. A Siamese kitten advertised for a couple of hundred dollars by a seller you can’t trace is a red flag. One site we checked sold “Siamese kittens” through a web shop whose $450 items were non-refundable deposits; we left it out. Reach a cattery through contact details you found yourself, such as a registry listing, not through an ad. Before you send a deposit, run the checks in how to spot a kitten scam, and see questions to ask a cat breeder.

How we got these numbers

Limits of this data:

• These are asking prices. Some catteries discount a second kitten or a returning buyer.
• Twelve of the 15 came from a web search, not a registry or club list. Search results favor catteries that market themselves well.
• Twenty-two of the websites we opened posted no price, so posted prices may not match what quiet catteries charge.
• No listing came from 37 states, and Florida and Pennsylvania have two each. This isn’t a random national sample.
• Registration and health claims are as the catteries state them.
• We’ll re-check every price in early February 2027.

Siamese cat cost FAQ

How much is a Siamese kitten?

At registered US catteries, a pet kitten’s price typically starts between $1,000 and $2,000, with a median of $1,500 (15 catteries, checked November 4, 2026). The lowest posted pet price was $450 and the highest $4,000.

Are old-style (applehead) Siamese cheaper?

The five cheapest catteries in our data all describe old-style or traditional cats, but other old-style catteries charge $1,400 to $2,200, so it isn’t a rule. Ask each cattery which type it breeds.

Is a cheap Siamese kitten a scam?

It can be. Only 2 catteries in our sample started under $1,000. A very low price, pressure to pay fast, or a request for a gift card, wire or payment app are classic warning signs. See how to spot a kitten scam.

Do Siamese kittens come spayed or neutered?

Rarely, in our sample: 2 of the 15 catteries include it, 7 leave it to the buyer, and 6 don’t say. Ask before you pay. On your own, it cost $89 to $368.95 at the clinics in our checklist.