Essen vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$2331
🏠 One person rent
$666
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$116
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
11
😀 Quality of life
96
22
🏙️ Population
587K
1.5M

The cost of living in Essen is 29% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 3903rd and 4768th ($1516 vs $1172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 1st in Germany and Niger, respectively. Check Germany vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 24th and 9032nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$1736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$52.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$5514

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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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