Melbourne vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Melbourne	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2397	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5694	$2193
🏠 One person rent	$1344	$643
🏘️ Family rent	$2215	$759
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$345	$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4357	$306
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	12
😀 Quality of life	100	34
🏙️ Population	5.03M	1.03M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 123% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 923rd and 5104th ($2397 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Niger, respectively. Check Australia vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 1st and 7565th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Melbourne	Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1361	$739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	10.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7512	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5768	$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.66	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$126	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$7.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.8	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.2	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1974	$958
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21306	$4644

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913

Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$757
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$760
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$453
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$761
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$820
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$656
490 km or 304 mi	Ouahigouya	$753
505 km or 314 mi	Koudougou	$744
514 km or 320 mi	Sokode	$652
516 km or 321 mi	Gusau	$605
530 km or 329 mi	Leo	$751
539 km or 335 mi	Maradi	$1042
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$492
563 km or 350 mi	Sotouboua	$652
597 km or 371 mi	Katsina	$596
610 km or 379 mi	Save	$644
615 km or 382 mi	Dedougou	$742
617 km or 384 mi	Ilorin	$526
650 km or 404 mi	Minna	$787
653 km or 405 mi	Nouna	$745
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$699
665 km or 413 mi	Zaria	$621
668 km or 415 mi	Kaduna	$377
674 km or 419 mi	Atakpame	$655
693 km or 430 mi	Osogbo	$704
703 km or 437 mi	Abomey	$617
708 km or 440 mi	Ibadan	$759
715 km or 444 mi	Kano	$583
720 km or 447 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$774
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$570
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$1037
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$656
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$1262
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$635
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$345
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$755