Nairobi vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$239
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$302
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
12
😀 Quality of life
59
37
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.03M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 36% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 7242nd and 5267th ($646 vs $1006) 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 0.6 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 5517th and 7591st 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
$3.87
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$46.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$1456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$4528

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$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$677
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$219
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$678
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$750
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$620
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$673
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$664
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$617
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$249
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$978
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$443
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$616
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$233
610 km or 379 mi Save
$676
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$677
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$314
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$313
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$680
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$407
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$265
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$210
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$617
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$310
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$677
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$262
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$210
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$826
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$250
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$482
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$976
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$616
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$288
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$243
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$697
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$353
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$732