Johannesburg vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$2331
🏠 One person rent	$485	$724
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$336
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	74	11
😀 Quality of life	62	22
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.5M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 8% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 5031st and 4768th ($1082 vs $1172) 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 5648th and 9032nd 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	$10.1	$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$1.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$1736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$52.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$5514

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$874
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$875
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$466
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$877
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$961
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$712
490 km or 304 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
505 km or 314 mi	Koudougou	$820
514 km or 320 mi	Sokode	$705
516 km or 321 mi	Gusau	$638
530 km or 329 mi	Leo	$846
539 km or 335 mi	Maradi	$1131
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$576
563 km or 350 mi	Sotouboua	$703
597 km or 371 mi	Katsina	$618
610 km or 379 mi	Save	$646
615 km or 382 mi	Dedougou	$822
617 km or 384 mi	Ilorin	$526
650 km or 404 mi	Minna	$852
653 km or 405 mi	Nouna	$821
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$664
665 km or 413 mi	Zaria	$652
668 km or 415 mi	Kaduna	$393
674 km or 419 mi	Atakpame	$699
693 km or 430 mi	Osogbo	$705
703 km or 437 mi	Abomey	$598
708 km or 440 mi	Ibadan	$752
715 km or 444 mi	Kano	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$778
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$652
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$1131
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$684
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$1514
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$644
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$417
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$793