Accra vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$174
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$302
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
12
😀 Quality of life
56
37
🏙️ Population
2.39M
1.03M

The cost of living in Accra is 42% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 7827th and 5267th ($582 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Niger, respectively. Check Ghana vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 5889th and 7591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$46.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$1456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$4528

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

Cities near Niamey

Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$677
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$219
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$678
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$750
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$620
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$673
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$664
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$617
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$249
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$978
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$443
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$616
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$233
610 km or 379 mi Save
$676
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$677
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$314
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$313
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$680
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$407
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$265
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$210
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$617
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$310
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$677
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$262
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$210
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$826
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$250
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$482
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$976
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$616
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$288
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$243
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$697
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$353
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$732