Nairobi vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2193
🏠 One person rent
$269
$643
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$759
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$306
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
12
😀 Quality of life
57
34
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.03M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 31% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 6689th and 5104th ($745 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Niger, respectively. Check Kenya vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 5632nd and 7565th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Niamey

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Nairobi Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$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
$366
$739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
10.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$7.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$958
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$4644

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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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