Johannesburg vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$1194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$522
$743
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$777
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$41
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$98.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
10
😀 Quality of life
65
22
🏙️ Population
4.8M
1.5M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 2% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 4839th and 4788th ($1171 vs $1194) 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 5190th and 9087th 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
$11.5
$6.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$844
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$79.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$1794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$5.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$1082
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$5601

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11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$891
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$425
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$894
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$983
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$682
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$867
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$836
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$675
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$594
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$862
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1143
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$612
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$673
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$581
610 km or 379 mi Save
$650
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$840
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$538
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$785
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$837
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$665
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$584
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$353
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$673
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$659
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$612
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$563
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1017
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$775
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$683
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1143
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$678
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1551
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$578
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$741
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$454
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$796