Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 8.7% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 86.1% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿107.25
|
$5.03
CFA3,095
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
$10.06
CFA6,189
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.70
|
$1.24
CFA763
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.71
|
$0.60
CFA370
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
$0.52
CFA322
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿314.93
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿239.55
|
$8.72
CFA5,369
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
$2.32
CFA1,429
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.91
|
$3.39
CFA2,086
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.44
|
$1.71
CFA1,053
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.03
|
$0.61
CFA374
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.76
|
$1.08
CFA667
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.64
|
$0.74
CFA456
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.46
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.77
|
$0.27
CFA164
|
|
pay 52.6% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿162.03
|
$3.57
CFA2,196
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
$12.57
CFA7,737
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
$20,113.21
CFA12,378,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿385.03
|
$4.53
CFA2,785
|
|
pay 76.2% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
$12.57
CFA7,737
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
$569.83
CFA350,706
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
$374.64
CFA230,570
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
$255.25
CFA157,096
|
|
pay 1.4% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
$949.79
CFA584,550
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
$4,609.28
CFA2,836,787
|
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.80
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.63
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
$50.28
CFA30,947
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿289.58
|
$4.19
CFA2,579
|
|
pay 32.2% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
$41.90
CFA25,789
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
$47.49
CFA29,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
$41.90
CFA25,789
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
$41.90
CFA25,789
|
|
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