Abuja vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2193
🏠 One person rent
$953
$643
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$759
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$306
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
12
😀 Quality of life
19
34
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.03M

The cost of living in Abuja is 18% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 4418th and 5104th ($1262 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Niger, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 8886th and 7565th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
10.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$7.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$958
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$4644

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

Cities near Niamey

Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$757
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$453
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$761
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$820
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$656
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$753
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$744
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$652
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$605
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1042
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$492
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$652
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$596
610 km or 379 mi Save
$644
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$742
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$787
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$745
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$699
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$621
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$377
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$655
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$704
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$617
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$583
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1019
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$774
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$570
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1037
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$656
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1262
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$635
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$710
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$345
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$755