Birmingham vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2331
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$724
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$336
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	11
😀 Quality of life	95	22
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.5M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 82% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 1622nd and 4768th ($2137 vs $1172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Niger, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 48th and 9032nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$1.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$1736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$52.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$5514

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

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