Chisinau vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2257
🏠 One person rent
$535
$708
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$736
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
10
😀 Quality of life
62
23
🏙️ Population
567K
1.5M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 17% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 5780th and 4855th ($969 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Moldova and Niger, respectively. Check Moldova vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 5599th and 9048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Niamey

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Chisinau Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$81.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
8.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$1761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$3.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$8.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$62
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$4828

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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