Bangkok vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$2607
🏠 One person rent	$465	$414
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$695
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$1617
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	54
😀 Quality of life	73	74
🏙️ Population	5.68M	791K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 0.3% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5467th and 5487th ($1027 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 361st in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 2647th and 2415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Niigata

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	Bangkok	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$3.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$16483

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$984
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$999
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1011
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1016
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1024
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1015
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1056
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1023
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1099
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1037
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1072
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1060
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1083
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1018
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$975
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1085
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1031
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$968
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1100
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$954
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1058
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$941
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1022
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$948
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$958
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1035
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1058
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$942
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$948
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$983
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$961
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1035
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1041
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$969
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$926
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1045
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1032