Dar es Salaam vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$2331
🏠 One person rent
$363
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
11
😀 Quality of life
59
22
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.5M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 32% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 6675th and 4768th ($799 vs $1172) 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 0.1 months in Niamey. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 6017th and 9032nd 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
$3.25
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$1736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$52.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$5514

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

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