Meru vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$2193
🏠 One person rent
$177
$643
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$759
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
30
12
😀 Quality of life
25
34
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.03M

The cost of living in Meru is 50% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 8393rd and 5104th ($535 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kenya and Niger, respectively. Check Kenya vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 8584th and 7565th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Niamey

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Meru Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
10.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$7.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$958
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$4644

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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
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$493
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$460
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$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

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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