Johannesburg vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$441	$609
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$41.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$293
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	12
😀 Quality of life	57	35
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.5M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 3% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 5539th and 5369th ($993 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Niger, respectively. Check South Africa vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 5667th and 7468th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Niamey

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	Johannesburg	Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$40.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$4390

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

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