Cost of living comparison
Niger is 53.4% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Niger instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 99.8% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB81.59
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB199.84
|
$9.96
F CFA6,003
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB22.77
|
$1.39
F CFA838
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.62
|
$0.62
F CFA375
|
|
pay 25.7% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB49.73
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB288.02
|
$8.30
F CFA5,002
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB216.73
|
$8.67
F CFA5,226
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB69.40
|
$2.30
F CFA1,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB38.79
|
$3.36
F CFA2,023
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.03
|
$1.69
F CFA1,021
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.46
|
$0.60
F CFA363
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.55
|
$1.07
F CFA647
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB22.87
|
$0.73
F CFA442
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.15
|
$0.56
F CFA340
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.44
|
$0.26
F CFA159
|
|
pay 34.7% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB153.42
|
$3.51
F CFA2,113
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB798.99
|
$12.45
F CFA7,504
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB888,607.24
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,005,825
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB333.77
|
$3.82
F CFA2,301
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB571.74
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,205.14
|
$808.95
F CFA487,737
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,561.89
|
$370.90
F CFA223,625
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,746.22
|
$173.40
F CFA104,546
|
|
pay 64.9% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,895.39
|
$940.32
F CFA566,942
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB373,943.48
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,751,335
|
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB67.70
|
$1.24
F CFA750
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB65.44
|
$3.04
F CFA1,834
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB127.10
|
$2.49
F CFA1,501
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,686.76
|
$55.31
F CFA33,350
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB197.04
|
$4.15
F CFA2,501
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,234.69
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB965.01
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,746.01
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,240.35
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
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