Bangkok vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$424	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$1897
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	52
😀 Quality of life	75	72
🏙️ Population	5.68M	791K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 5% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5912th and 5515th ($958 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 404th 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 1.9 months in Niigata. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 1890th and 3269th 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	$3.1	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$14992

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001