Belo Horizonte vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2028	$2331
🏠 One person rent	$350	$724
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$336
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$409	$116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	63	11
😀 Quality of life	63	22
🏙️ Population	2.32M	1.5M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 31% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 6633rd and 4768th ($809 vs $1172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil and Niger, respectively. Check Brazil vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Belo Horizonte ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 5520th and 9032nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Niamey

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	Belo Horizonte	Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.98	$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$389	$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.4	$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.89%	9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$812	$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.66	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.4	$52.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6783	$5514

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$565
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$582
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$563
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$582
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$526
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$590
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$586
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$600
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$618
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$540
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$502
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$613
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$597
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$599
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$530
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$613
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$494
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$492
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$513
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$603
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$568
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$498
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$706
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$552
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$536
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648

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