Cost of living comparison

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Niamey is 14.7% more expensive than Bangkok.

If you lived in Niamey instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 99.2% more for restaurants

 
Bangkok
Niamey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.77
THB93.84
$4.98
F CFA3,003
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.55
THB187.69
$9.96
F CFA6,006
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.58
THB19.58
$1.39
F CFA838

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pay 4.0% more for groceries

 
Bangkok
Niamey
Bread
1 loaf
$1.62
THB54.72
$0.52
F CFA313
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.67
THB327.11
$8.30
F CFA5,005
Milk (1 gallon) $6.60
THB223.17
$8.67
F CFA5,229

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pay 52.0% less for transportation

 
Bangkok
Niamey
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.25
THB143.70
$3.51
F CFA2,114
Monthly public transit pass $36.06
THB1,219.97
$12.45
F CFA7,507
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
$19,912.70
F CFA12,011,474

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Bangkok
Niamey
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$15.07
THB509.67
$47.02
F CFA28,360
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $608.65
THB20,590.52
$808.95
F CFA487,966
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $287.69
THB9,732.63
$370.90
F CFA223,730

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pay 5.0% less for childcare

 
Bangkok
Niamey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $614.94
THB20,803.44
$940.32
F CFA567,208
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,311.97
THB416,512.54
$4,563.33
F CFA2,752,630

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pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bangkok
Niamey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.08
THB70.38
$1.24
F CFA751
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.37
THB80.09
$3.04
F CFA1,835
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.16
THB140.77
$2.49
F CFA1,501

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pay 29.5% less for clothing

 
Bangkok
Niamey
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.87
THB1,822.49
$41.48
F CFA25,024
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.30
THB1,329.49
$47.02
F CFA28,360
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$101.75
THB3,442.14
$41.48
F CFA25,024

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