Cape Town vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cape Town	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$1194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$773	$743
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$339
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$41
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$98.2
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	55	10
😀 Quality of life	55	22
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.5M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 14% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 4432nd and 4788th ($1366 vs $1194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 6382nd and 9087th 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	$12.5	$6.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$844
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$79.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2160	$1794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1500	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.6	$5.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$1082
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5378	$5601

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1345
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$718
371 km or 231 mi	George	$927
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$980
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$811
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$874
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1050
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$927
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1419
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$795
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$630
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$681
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$952
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$826
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$986
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$901
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$934
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$697
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$694
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1057
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$731
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$662
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$958
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1023
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1089
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$948
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$968
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$905

Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$891
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$893
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$425
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$894
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$983
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$682
490 km or 304 mi	Ouahigouya	$867
505 km or 314 mi	Koudougou	$836
514 km or 320 mi	Sokode	$675
516 km or 321 mi	Gusau	$594
530 km or 329 mi	Leo	$862
539 km or 335 mi	Maradi	$1143
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$612
563 km or 350 mi	Sotouboua	$673
597 km or 371 mi	Katsina	$581
610 km or 379 mi	Save	$650
615 km or 382 mi	Dedougou	$840
617 km or 384 mi	Ilorin	$538
650 km or 404 mi	Minna	$785
653 km or 405 mi	Nouna	$837
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$665
665 km or 413 mi	Zaria	$584
668 km or 415 mi	Kaduna	$353
674 km or 419 mi	Atakpame	$673
693 km or 430 mi	Osogbo	$659
703 km or 437 mi	Abomey	$612
708 km or 440 mi	Ibadan	$759
715 km or 444 mi	Kano	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$775
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$683
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$1143
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$678
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$1551
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$578
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$454
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$796