Essen vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$2078
🏠 One person rent
$690
$609
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$41.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$293
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
12
😀 Quality of life
94
35
🏙️ Population
587K
1.5M

The cost of living in Essen is 42% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 3685th and 5369th ($1443 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 1st in Germany and Niger, respectively. Check Germany vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 33rd and 7468th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$40.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$4390

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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$771
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$772
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$426
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$774
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$869
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$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
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$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
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$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
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$779
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$575
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$666
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$757
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$974
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$632
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$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