Glasgow vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$2193
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$643
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$759
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$306
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	12
😀 Quality of life	96	34
🏙️ Population	626K	1.03M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 88% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5104th ($2013 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th 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 1.8 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 19th and 7565th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Glasgow	Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	10.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$7.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$958
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$4644

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364

Cities near Niamey

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