Bucharest vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$449
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$302
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
76
12
😀 Quality of life
77
37
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.03M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 5% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 5593rd and 5267th ($961 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Niger, respectively. Check Romania vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 703rd and 7591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$46.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$1456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$4528

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
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$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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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