Dar es Salaam vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2062
$2078
🏠 One person rent
$423
$609
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$41.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$323
$293
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
12
😀 Quality of life
41
35
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.5M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 20% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 6399th and 5369th ($811 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Niger, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 6871st and 7468th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Niamey

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Dar es Salaam Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3163
$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5427
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.5
$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.3
$40.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19371
$4390

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$552
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$523
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$486
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$545
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$580
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$502
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$561
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$638
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$408
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$760
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$461
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$589
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1105
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1506
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$525
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$541
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$500
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1100
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$566
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$625
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1150
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$522
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$872
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$483
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1465
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$518
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$490
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$493
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$748
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$602
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$492
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$605
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$457
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$562
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$648
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$558
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$648
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$650

Cities near Niamey

Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$771
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$772
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$426
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$774
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$869
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$658
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$756
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$743
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$651
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$587
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$753
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$972
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$507
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$649
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$579
610 km or 379 mi Save
$613
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$735
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$535
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$743
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$733
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$677
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$526
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$371
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$647
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$695
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$590
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$776
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$553
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1030
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$779
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$575
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$757
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$974
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$632
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1502
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$634
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$670
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$354
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$709