Chisinau vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Chisinau Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2193
🏠 One person rent
$482
$643
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$759
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
12
😀 Quality of life
57
34
🏙️ Population
639K
1.03M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 18% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 6200th and 5104th ($876 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Moldova and Niger, respectively. Check Moldova vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 5629th and 7565th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Chisinau vs Niamey infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Chisinau vs Niamey

Prices for goods and services in Chisinau and Niamey are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Chisinau Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
10.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$7.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$958
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$4644

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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