Al Ain vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$903
$743
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$777
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$41
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$98.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
38
10
😀 Quality of life
84
22
🏙️ Population
767K
1.5M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 22% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 4207th and 4788th ($1457 vs $1194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Niger, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 505th and 9087th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Niamey

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Al Ain Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.72
$6.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$844
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$79.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$1794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$1082
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$5601

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$1373
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$1710
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$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
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$1109
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$1309
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$541
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$1192
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$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
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$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
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$1037
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$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
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$813
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$825
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$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
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Distance City Cost of living
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$891
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$893
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$425
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$894
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$983
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$682
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$867
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$836
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$675
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$594
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$862
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1143
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$612
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$673
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$581
610 km or 379 mi Save
$650
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$840
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$538
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$785
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$837
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$665
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$584
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$353
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$673
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$659
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$612
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$563
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1017
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$775
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$683
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1143
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$678
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$1551
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$578
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$741
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$454
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$796