Essen vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$759
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$302
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
12
😀 Quality of life
95
37
🏙️ Population
579K
1.03M

The cost of living in Essen is 51% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 3358th and 5267th ($1519 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 4th best city to live in Germany vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 32nd and 7591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$46.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$4528

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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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