Essen vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2257
🏠 One person rent
$642
$708
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$736
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$121
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
10
😀 Quality of life
95
23
🏙️ Population
587K
1.5M

The cost of living in Essen is 31% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 3925th and 4855th ($1519 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st 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 0.1 months in Niamey. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 23rd and 9048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Niamey

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Essen Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$81.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
8.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$3.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$8.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$62
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$4828

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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
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$889
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$891
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$372
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$896
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$988
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$661
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$868
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$830
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$656
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$516
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$863
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1118
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$666
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$656
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$503
610 km or 379 mi Save
$654
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$836
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$518
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$692
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$835
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$639
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$517
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$323
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$657
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$575
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$596
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$658
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$491
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$995
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$670
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$727
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1119
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$665
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1375
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$488
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$768
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$500
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$830