Bangkok vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$3039
🏠 One person rent	$425	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$1634
😷 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 10% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5738th and 4902nd ($994 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 1355th and 3769th 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	$4.03	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$15392

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1041
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1046
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1112
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1053
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1091
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1082
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1106
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1048
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$1015
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1107
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1053
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1127
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$1000
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1087
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1054
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$1002
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$1004
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1062
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1081
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1012
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$998
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1017
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1061
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1063
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$1008
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$1016
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$989
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1066
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1046