Chisinau vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$428
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$302
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
12
😀 Quality of life
58
37
🏙️ Population
639K
1.03M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 19% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 6354th and 5267th ($810 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 5671st and 7591st 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
$6.79
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$46.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$1456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$4528

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

Cities near Niamey

Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$677
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$219
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$678
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$750
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$620
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$673
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$664
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$617
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$249
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$978
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$443
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$616
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$233
610 km or 379 mi Save
$676
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$677
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$314
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$313
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$680
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$407
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$265
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$210
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$617
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$310
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$677
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$262
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$210
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$826
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$250
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$482
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$976
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$616
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$288
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$243
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$697
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$353
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$732