Cape Town vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$582	$609
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$41.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$293
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	12
😀 Quality of life	58	35
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.5M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 5% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 5016th and 5369th ($1071 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Niger, respectively. Check South Africa vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 5491st and 7468th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Niamey

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	Cape Town	Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$40.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$4390

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$426
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$774
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$658
490 km or 304 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
505 km or 314 mi	Koudougou	$743
514 km or 320 mi	Sokode	$651
516 km or 321 mi	Gusau	$587
530 km or 329 mi	Leo	$753
539 km or 335 mi	Maradi	$972
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$507
563 km or 350 mi	Sotouboua	$649
597 km or 371 mi	Katsina	$579
610 km or 379 mi	Save	$613
615 km or 382 mi	Dedougou	$735
617 km or 384 mi	Ilorin	$535
650 km or 404 mi	Minna	$743
653 km or 405 mi	Nouna	$733
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$677
665 km or 413 mi	Zaria	$526
668 km or 415 mi	Kaduna	$371
674 km or 419 mi	Atakpame	$647
693 km or 430 mi	Osogbo	$695
703 km or 437 mi	Abomey	$590
708 km or 440 mi	Ibadan	$776
715 km or 444 mi	Kano	$553
720 km or 447 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$779
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$575
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$974
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$632
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$1502
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$634
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$354
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$709