Essen vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2193
🏠 One person rent
$681
$643
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$759
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$306
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
12
😀 Quality of life
95
34
🏙️ Population
585K
1.03M

The cost of living in Essen is 42% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 3595th and 5104th ($1525 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st 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 31st and 7565th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
10.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$958
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$4644

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$757
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$453
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$761
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$820
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$656
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$753
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$744
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$652
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$605
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1042
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$492
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$652
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$596
610 km or 379 mi Save
$644
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$742
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$787
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$745
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$699
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$621
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$377
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$655
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$704
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$617
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$583
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1019
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$774
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$570
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1037
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$656
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1262
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$635
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$710
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$345
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$755