Cost of living comparison

Niger

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Niger Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 40.9% more expensive than Niger overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.1% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 32.4% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 45.5% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 81.0% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.3% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 68.5% more in Bangkok

The cost of transportation, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Bangkok are more expensive than in Niger. Expenses including restaurants and housing are lower in Bangkok. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Niger Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.1% less for restaurants

	Niger	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.90 F CFA2,956	$2.91 THB98.33	-40.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.80 F CFA5,913	$5.83 THB196.66	-40.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 F CFA825	$0.62 THB20.79	-55.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 F CFA370	$0.29 THB9.85	-52.4%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 32.4% more for groceries

	Niger	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 F CFA308	$1.52 THB51.38	+198.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.17 F CFA4,927	$11.74 THB396.28	+43.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.54 F CFA5,148	$7.32 THB247.04	-14.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 F CFA1,365	$2.27 THB76.70	+0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 F CFA1,993	$1.31 THB44.38	-60.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.67 F CFA1,006	$1.47 THB49.67	-11.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA358	$0.73 THB24.52	+22.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 F CFA637	$1.04 THB34.94	-2.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 F CFA436	$0.80 THB27.16	+11.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 F CFA335	$0.71 THB24.05	+28.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 F CFA156	$0.62 THB21.01	+139.9%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Niger	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.45 F CFA2,082	$4.47 THB150.73	+29.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.25 F CFA7,391	$39.32 THB1,327.43	+220.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,606.70 F CFA11,825,805	$55,345.18 THB1,868,239.73	+182.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 F CFA2,267	$10.34 THB349.07	+175.2%
Average			+151.9%

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pay 45.5% less for housing

	Niger	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.29 F CFA27,922	$15.36 THB518.50	-66.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$796.52 F CFA480,423	$571.31 THB19,285.06	-28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$408.47 F CFA246,371	$301.88 THB10,190.40	-26.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$170.73 F CFA102,978	$67.33 THB2,272.83	-60.6%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 81.0% more for childcare

	Niger	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$925.87 F CFA558,441	$632.63 THB21,355.26	-31.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,493.20 F CFA2,710,080	$13,191.37 THB445,289.64	+193.6%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Niger	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 F CFA739	$2.33 THB78.66	+90.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 F CFA1,807	$2.58 THB87.21	-13.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 F CFA1,478	$4.20 THB141.84	+71.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.46 F CFA32,849	$54.58 THB1,842.35	+0.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 F CFA2,464	$7.28 THB245.82	+78.3%
Average			+45.3%

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pay 68.5% more for clothing

	Niger	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.85 F CFA24,637	$55.27 THB1,865.64	+35.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.29 F CFA27,922	$34.84 THB1,176.03	-24.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$40.85 F CFA24,637	$97.10 THB3,277.58	+137.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.85 F CFA24,637	$92.12 THB3,109.64	+125.5%
Average			+68.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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