Indianapolis vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$2257
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$708
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$736
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$121
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	70	10
😀 Quality of life	89	23
🏙️ Population	888K	1.5M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 107% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 1079th and 4855th ($2405 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 1st in the United States and Niger, respectively. Check the United States vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 237th and 9048th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$81.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	8.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$1761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$3.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$62
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$4828

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908

Cities near Niamey

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