Meru vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$2257
🏠 One person rent
$185
$708
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$736
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
27
10
😀 Quality of life
28
23
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.5M

The cost of living in Meru is 53% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 8425th and 4855th ($543 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Kenya and Niger, respectively. Check Kenya vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 8855th and 9048th 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
$5.46
$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$81.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
8.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$1761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$8.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$62
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$4828

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$448
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$807
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$415
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$532
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$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$889
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$891
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$372
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$896
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$988
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$661
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$868
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$830
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$656
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$516
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$863
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1118
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$666
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$656
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$503
610 km or 379 mi Save
$654
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$836
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$518
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$692
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$835
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$639
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$517
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$323
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$657
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$575
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$596
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$658
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$491
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$995
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$670
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$727
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1119
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$665
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1375
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$488
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$768
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$500
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$830