New York City vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$2257
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$708
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$736
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$121
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	10
😀 Quality of life	95	23
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.5M

The cost of living in New York City is 262% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 4th and 4855th ($4202 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United States and Niger, respectively. Check the United States vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 15th and 9048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Niamey

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	New York City	Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$81.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	8.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$1761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$3.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$8.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$62
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$4828

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

Cities near Niamey

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