Cairo vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2331
🏠 One person rent
$189
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$116
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
84
11
😀 Quality of life
60
22
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.5M

The cost of living in Cairo is 60% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 8802nd and 4768th ($473 vs $1172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Niger, respectively. Check Egypt vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 5895th and 9032nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$1736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$52.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$5514

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$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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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