Chisinau vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$2331
🏠 One person rent
$528
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
11
😀 Quality of life
59
22
🏙️ Population
639K
1.5M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 19% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 5968th and 4768th ($947 vs $1172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 6039th and 9032nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$1736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$52.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$5514

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

Cities near Niamey

Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$874
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$875
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$466
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$877
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$961
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$712
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$851
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$820
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$705
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$638
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$846
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1131
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$576
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$703
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$618
610 km or 379 mi Save
$646
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$822
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$852
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$821
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$664
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$652
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$393
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$699
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$705
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$598
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$752
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$563
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1013
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$778
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$652
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1131
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$684
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1514
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$644
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$743
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$417
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$793