Nairobi vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2257
🏠 One person rent
$305
$708
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$736
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
10
😀 Quality of life
59
23
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.5M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 31% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 6736th and 4855th ($807 vs $1162) 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 0.3 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 6034th and 9048th 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
$5.36
$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$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
$383
$822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$81.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
8.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$8.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$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
$0.48
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$62
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$4828

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$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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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