Niamey vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Niamey	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$609	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.1	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$293	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	12	14
😀 Quality of life	35	47
🏙️ Population	1.5M	1.08M

The cost of living in Niamey is 51% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5369th and 7033rd ($1019 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Niger and Mauritania, respectively. Check Niger vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Niamey compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 7468th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niamey vs Nouakchott

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	Niamey	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$700	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$414	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$947	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.65	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.94	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.1	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4390	$6979

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Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$426
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$774
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$658
490 km or 304 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
505 km or 314 mi	Koudougou	$743
514 km or 320 mi	Sokode	$651
516 km or 321 mi	Gusau	$587
530 km or 329 mi	Leo	$753
539 km or 335 mi	Maradi	$972
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$507
563 km or 350 mi	Sotouboua	$649
597 km or 371 mi	Katsina	$579
610 km or 379 mi	Save	$613
615 km or 382 mi	Dedougou	$735
617 km or 384 mi	Ilorin	$535
650 km or 404 mi	Minna	$743
653 km or 405 mi	Nouna	$733
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$677
665 km or 413 mi	Zaria	$526
668 km or 415 mi	Kaduna	$371
674 km or 419 mi	Atakpame	$647
693 km or 430 mi	Osogbo	$695
703 km or 437 mi	Abomey	$590
708 km or 440 mi	Ibadan	$776
715 km or 444 mi	Kano	$553
720 km or 447 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$779
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$575
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$974
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$632
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$1502
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$634
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$354
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$709

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500