Bangkok vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$416	$609
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$41.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$293
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	12
😀 Quality of life	74	35
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.5M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 8% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 5822nd and 5369th ($941 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Niger, respectively. Check Thailand vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 1221st and 7468th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Niamey

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	Bangkok	Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$40.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$4390

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$426
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$774
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$658
490 km or 304 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
505 km or 314 mi	Koudougou	$743
514 km or 320 mi	Sokode	$651
516 km or 321 mi	Gusau	$587
530 km or 329 mi	Leo	$753
539 km or 335 mi	Maradi	$972
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$507
563 km or 350 mi	Sotouboua	$649
597 km or 371 mi	Katsina	$579
610 km or 379 mi	Save	$613
615 km or 382 mi	Dedougou	$735
617 km or 384 mi	Ilorin	$535
650 km or 404 mi	Minna	$743
653 km or 405 mi	Nouna	$733
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$677
665 km or 413 mi	Zaria	$526
668 km or 415 mi	Kaduna	$371
674 km or 419 mi	Atakpame	$647
693 km or 430 mi	Osogbo	$695
703 km or 437 mi	Abomey	$590
708 km or 440 mi	Ibadan	$776
715 km or 444 mi	Kano	$553
720 km or 447 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$779
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$575
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$974
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$632
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$1502
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$634
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$354
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$709