Glasgow vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$609
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$41.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$293
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	12
😀 Quality of life	95	35
🏙️ Population	626K	1.5M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 97% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 1806th and 5369th ($2011 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Niger, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 24th and 7468th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Niamey

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	Glasgow	Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$40.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$4390

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288

Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$426
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$774
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$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
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$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
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$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
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$779
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$575
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$974
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$632
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$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