Cape Town vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$2193
🏠 One person rent	$603	$643
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$759
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$306
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	55	12
😀 Quality of life	59	34
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.03M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 4% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 4849th and 5104th ($1120 vs $1073) 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 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 5407th and 7565th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Cape Town	Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	10.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$7.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$958
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$4644

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$757
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$760
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$453
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$761
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$820
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$656
490 km or 304 mi	Ouahigouya	$753
505 km or 314 mi	Koudougou	$744
514 km or 320 mi	Sokode	$652
516 km or 321 mi	Gusau	$605
530 km or 329 mi	Leo	$751
539 km or 335 mi	Maradi	$1042
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$492
563 km or 350 mi	Sotouboua	$652
597 km or 371 mi	Katsina	$596
610 km or 379 mi	Save	$644
615 km or 382 mi	Dedougou	$742
617 km or 384 mi	Ilorin	$526
650 km or 404 mi	Minna	$787
653 km or 405 mi	Nouna	$745
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$699
665 km or 413 mi	Zaria	$621
668 km or 415 mi	Kaduna	$377
674 km or 419 mi	Atakpame	$655
693 km or 430 mi	Osogbo	$704
703 km or 437 mi	Abomey	$617
708 km or 440 mi	Ibadan	$759
715 km or 444 mi	Kano	$583
720 km or 447 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$774
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$570
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$1037
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$656
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$1262
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$635
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$345
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$755