Calgary vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2257
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$708
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$736
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$121
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	10
😀 Quality of life	90	23
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.5M

The cost of living in Calgary is 80% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 1759th and 4855th ($2095 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Niger, respectively. Check Canada vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 187th and 9048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Niamey

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	Calgary	Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$81.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	8.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$3.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$62
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$4828

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$889
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$891
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$372
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$896
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$988
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$661
490 km or 304 mi	Ouahigouya	$868
505 km or 314 mi	Koudougou	$830
514 km or 320 mi	Sokode	$656
516 km or 321 mi	Gusau	$516
530 km or 329 mi	Leo	$863
539 km or 335 mi	Maradi	$1118
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$666
563 km or 350 mi	Sotouboua	$656
597 km or 371 mi	Katsina	$503
610 km or 379 mi	Save	$654
615 km or 382 mi	Dedougou	$836
617 km or 384 mi	Ilorin	$518
650 km or 404 mi	Minna	$692
653 km or 405 mi	Nouna	$835
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$639
665 km or 413 mi	Zaria	$517
668 km or 415 mi	Kaduna	$323
674 km or 419 mi	Atakpame	$657
693 km or 430 mi	Osogbo	$575
703 km or 437 mi	Abomey	$596
708 km or 440 mi	Ibadan	$658
715 km or 444 mi	Kano	$491
720 km or 447 mi	Abeokuta	$995
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$670
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$727
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$1119
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$665
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$1375
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$488
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$500
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$830