Abuja vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$2331
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$116
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
11
😀 Quality of life
22
22
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.5M

The cost of living in Abuja is 29% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 3914th and 4768th ($1514 vs $1172) 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 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 9057th and 9032nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$1736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$52.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$5514

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$852
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$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$874
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$875
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$466
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$877
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$961
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$712
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$851
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$820
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$705
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$638
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$846
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1131
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$576
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$703
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$618
610 km or 379 mi Save
$646
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$822
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$852
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$821
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$664
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$652
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$393
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$699
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$705
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$598
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$752
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$563
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1013
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$778
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$652
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1131
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$684
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1514
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$644
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$743
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$417
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$793