Manchester vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$2331
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$724
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$336
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	11
😀 Quality of life	93	22
🏙️ Population	548K	1.5M

The cost of living in Manchester is 93% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 1330th and 4768th ($2265 vs $1172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Niger, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 107th and 9032nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Niamey

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	Manchester	Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$1.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$1736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$52.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$5514

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

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