Belo Horizonte vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$875	$1194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2166	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$390	$743
🏘️ Family rent	$654	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$339
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$41
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$465	$98.2
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	64	10
😀 Quality of life	64	22
🏙️ Population	2.32M	1.5M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 27% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 6468th and 4788th ($875 vs $1194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 5495th and 9087th 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	$5.44	$6.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$844
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$79.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.8	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.07	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.07	$5.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$1082
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7813	$5601

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$596
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$651
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$628
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$629
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$578
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$626
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$631
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$642
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$643
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$565
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$538
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$654
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$625
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$636
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$562
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$585
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$523
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$505
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$549
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$652
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$609
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$537
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$782
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$586
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$565
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681

Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$891
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$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
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$1551
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$578
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$454
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$796