Kabul vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$203	$609
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$41.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$293
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	12
😀 Quality of life	14	35
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.5M

The cost of living in Kabul is 53% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 8769th and 5369th ($474 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and Niger, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 9071st and 7468th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Niamey

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	Kabul	Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$40.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$4390

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

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