New York City vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$2331
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$724
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$336
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	11
😀 Quality of life	98	22
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.5M

The cost of living in New York City is 259% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 4th and 4768th ($4203 vs $1172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1st best city to live in the United States vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 11th and 9032nd 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	$23.2	$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$1.48
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$1736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$52.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$5514

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

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