Bangkok vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$2151
🏠 One person rent	$424	$1475
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$67.7
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	89	42
😀 Quality of life	75	17
🏙️ Population	5.68M	908K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 46% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 5912th and 2835th ($958 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Nigeria, respectively. Check Thailand vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0 months in Owerri. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Owerri ranked 17th in Nigeria, while ranked 1890th and 9159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Owerri

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	Bangkok	Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$1328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$37.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$1052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$8.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$4.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$8.08
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$14.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$1311

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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 Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$961
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$878
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$1051
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$563
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$926
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$397
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$632
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$664
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$1413
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$644
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$849
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$665
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$755
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1363
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$698
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$778
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$705
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$793
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1514
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$752
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1102
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$664
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$852
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1241
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$793
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$671
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$810
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$393
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$646
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$1044
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$598
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$781
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$652