Melbourne vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$1194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$743
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$339
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$41
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$98.2
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	10
😀 Quality of life	100	22
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.5M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 109% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 893rd and 4788th ($2496 vs $1194) 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 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 1st and 9087th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Niamey

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	Melbourne	Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$6.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$844
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$79.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$1794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$5.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$1082
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$5601

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

Cities near Niamey

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