Addis Ababa vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$407
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$302
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
32
12
😀 Quality of life
40
37
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.03M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 8% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 5819th and 5267th ($923 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Niger, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 7141st and 7591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$46.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$4528

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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