Ashgabat vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$836
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$302
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
12
😀 Quality of life
30
37
🏙️ Population
828K
1.03M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 67% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 2737th and 5267th ($1679 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Niger, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 8379th and 7591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Niamey

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Ashgabat Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$46.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$1456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$4528

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

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