Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Niger

Niamey vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Niamey is 5.9% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 87.4% more in Niamey
Groceries: pay 16.5% less in Niamey
Transportation: pay 40.2% less in Niamey
Housing: pay 54.7% more in Niamey
Childcare: pay 31.7% less in Niamey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.9% less in Niamey
Clothing: pay 11.0% less in Niamey

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

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Niamey vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.4% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Niamey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$6.40 F CFA3,737	+115.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$9.39 F CFA5,481	+34.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$1.43 F CFA835	+119.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$0.96 F CFA561	+172.5%
Average			+87.4%

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pay 16.5% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Niamey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$0.54 F CFA316	-63.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$9.05 F CFA5,282	+24.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$2.16 F CFA1,262	-15.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$2.71 F CFA1,582	+66.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$1.55 F CFA904	-12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.72 F CFA422	-10.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$1.29 F CFA753	+3.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$0.75 F CFA437	-14.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.65 F CFA377	-17.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.31 F CFA181	-55.2%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 40.2% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Niamey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$3.58 F CFA2,087	-32.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$20,484.30 F CFA12M	-34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$3.16 F CFA1,844	-70.1%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 54.7% more for housing

	Bangkok	Niamey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+377.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$938.86 F CFA548K	+38.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$512.11 F CFA299K	+48.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$130.54 F CFA76,211	+59.1%
Average			+54.7%

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pay 31.7% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Niamey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$1,024.21 F CFA598K	+80.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$4,267.56 F CFA2M	-74.1%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Niamey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$1.28 F CFA747	-52.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$3.13 F CFA1,827	+12.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$2.56 F CFA1,495	-44.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$73.97 F CFA43,186	+26.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$5.12 F CFA2,990	-32.4%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 11.0% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Niamey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$68.28 F CFA39,864	-3.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+98.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$51.21 F CFA29,898	-47.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$68.28 F CFA39,864	-37.9%
Average			-11.0%

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