Mecca vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$394
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1784
$302
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
41
12
😀 Quality of life
54
37
🏙️ Population
1.68M
1.03M

The cost of living in Mecca is 3% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 5103rd and 5267th ($1032 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Niger, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Mecca ranked 8th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 6051st and 7591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mecca Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$3.4
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$46.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1443
$1456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1095
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$3.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.89
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.32
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$127
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.3
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4708
$4528

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490

Cities near Niamey

Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$677
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$219
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$678
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$750
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$620
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$673
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$664
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$617
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$249
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$978
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$443
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$616
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$233
610 km or 379 mi Save
$676
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$677
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$314
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$313
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$680
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$407
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$265
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$210
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$617
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$310
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$677
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$262
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$210
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$826
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$250
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$482
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$976
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$616
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$288
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$243
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$697
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$353
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$732