Ashgabat vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$2331
🏠 One person rent
$893
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
11
😀 Quality of life
49
22
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.5M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 56% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 2595th and 4768th ($1833 vs $1172) 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 6667th and 9032nd 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
$31.3
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$1.48
 Cappuccino
$7.08
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$1736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$3.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$52.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$5514

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1774
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

Cities near Niamey

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