Meru vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$2331
🏠 One person rent
$175
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
11
😀 Quality of life
32
22
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.5M

The cost of living in Meru is 53% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 8291st and 4768th ($549 vs $1172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Kenya and Niger, respectively. Check Kenya vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 8680th and 9032nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$1736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$52.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$5514

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$543
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$511
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$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
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$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
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$596
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$658
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$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
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$627
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$567
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$609
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$526
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$724
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$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
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$1031
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$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
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$524

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Distance City Cost of living
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$874
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$875
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$466
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$877
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$961
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$712
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$851
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$820
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$705
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$638
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$846
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1131
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$576
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$703
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$618
610 km or 379 mi Save
$646
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$822
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$852
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$821
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$664
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$652
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$393
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$699
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$705
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$598
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$752
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$563
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1013
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$778
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$652
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1131
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$684
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$1514
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$644
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$743
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$417
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$793