Nairobi vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$2331
🏠 One person rent
$286
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
68
11
😀 Quality of life
58
22
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.5M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 31% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 6622nd and 4768th ($811 vs $1172) 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 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 6071st and 9032nd 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
$5.85
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$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
$399
$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$1736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$52.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$5514

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Distance City Cost of living
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$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

Cities near Niamey

Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$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
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$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