Cost of Living Comparison Between Niamey and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Niamey and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Niamey is 23.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 11% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Niamey is 22% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 32.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.24 F CFA 2,963

$4.51 ฿142

16.19%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$40.08 F CFA 22.7K

$46.08 ฿1,449

-13.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.40 F CFA 5,878

$8.78 ฿276

18.45%

Cappuccino

$3.29 F CFA 1,859

$3.09 ฿97.0

6.47%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.44 F CFA 814

$0.70 ฿21.97

105.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.64 F CFA 364

$0.40 ฿12.46

60.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.34 F CFA 756

$2.40 ฿75.5

-44.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.05 F CFA 1,724

$3.68 ฿116

-17.12%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.54 F CFA 1,433

$2.25 ฿70.6

12.89%

White Bread (500g)

$0.57 F CFA 322

$1.87 ฿58.8

-69.52%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.23 F CFA 694

$2.22 ฿69.8

-44.59%

Eggs

$2.34 F CFA 1,321

$2.23 ฿70.1

4.93%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.40 F CFA 4,183

$3.66 ฿115

102.19%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.76 F CFA 4,386

$13.09 ฿411

-40.72%

Apples (1kg)

$4.29 F CFA 2,423

$3.38 ฿106

26.92%

Banana (1kg)

$1.45 F CFA 817

$1.69 ฿53.3

-14.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.02 F CFA 1,706

$2.33 ฿73.2

29.61%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.00 F CFA 1,130

$1.98 ฿62.4

1.01%

Potato (1kg)

$1.48 F CFA 839

$1.55 ฿48.77

-4.52%

Onion (1kg)

$0.72 F CFA 408

$1.51 ฿47.42

-52.32%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.91 F CFA 514

$0.98 ฿30.84

-7.14%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.37 F CFA 773

$0.48 ฿15.01

185.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.67 F CFA 1,508

$4.35 ฿137

-38.62%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.47 F CFA 5,918

$20.65 ฿649

-49.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.40 F CFA 788

$1.77 ฿55.8

-20.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 F CFA 1,236

$2.75 ฿86.6

-20.36%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.60 F CFA 341

$1.37 ฿43.19

-56.20%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.33 F CFA 14.9K

$11.36 ฿357

131.78%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.42 F CFA 236

$3.11 ฿97.8

-86.50%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.41 F CFA 233

$1.05 ฿32.96

-60.95%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.30 F CFA 3,561

$13.72 ฿431

-54.08%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.02 F CFA 574

$1.34 ฿42.16

-23.88%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$21.4K F CFA 12.1M

$27.7K ฿869.6K

-22.56%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$24.3K F CFA 13.7M

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-27.74%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$350 F CFA 197.9K

$122 ฿3,835

187.01%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$17.89 F CFA 10.1K

$13.61 ฿428

31.45%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.77 F CFA 4,959

$18.49 ฿581

-52.57%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$64.0 F CFA 36.2K

$61.7 ฿1,939

3.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.93 F CFA 5,044

$16.70 ฿525

-46.53%

Cinema Ticket

$4.91 F CFA 2,773

$9.09 ฿286

-45.98%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$1,003 F CFA 567.1K

$702 ฿22.1K

42.85%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,830 F CFA 2.7M

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-69.80%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.49 F CFA 25.1K

$58.9 ฿1,851

-24.44%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$53.0 F CFA 30.0K

$34.41 ฿1,082

54.08%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$38.96 F CFA 22.0K

$113 ฿3,545

-65.45%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$49.04 F CFA 27.7K

$84.7 ฿2,662

-42.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$953 F CFA 538.5K

$606 ฿19.1K

57.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$438 F CFA 247.4K

$435 ฿13.7K

0.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$872 F CFA 492.6K

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-57.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$454 F CFA 256.4K

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-69.19%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,765 F CFA 997.6K

$4,445 ฿139.8K

-60.29%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$999 F CFA 564.8K

$2,988 ฿93.9K

-66.55%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$331 F CFA 187.1K

$547 ฿17.2K

-39.52%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

106.38%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Niamey: January 11, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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