Bangkok vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$416
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$1530
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
89
52
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
5.68M
791K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 11% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5822nd and 5101st ($941 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 306th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 1221st and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$15118

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052