Dar es Salaam vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$315
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$302
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
12
😀 Quality of life
55
37
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.03M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 28% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 6696th and 5267th ($720 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 5965th and 7591st 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
$1.95
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$46.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$1456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$4528

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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