Niamey vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Niamey	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1006	$618
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2119	$1551
🏠 One person rent	$593	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$316	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.9	$56.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$670
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	12	14
😀 Quality of life	37	47
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.08M

The cost of living in Niamey is 63% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5267th and 7492nd ($1006 vs $618) 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 7591st and 6488th 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	$4.98	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$79.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.9	$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	13.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1456	$3422
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.77	$3.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$4.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$7.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.36	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$17.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41.6	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$82.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4528	$7061

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Cities near Niamey

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

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$584
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1070
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1009
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1067
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1179
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1068
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1081
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$441
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$486
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$556
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1049
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$778
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$799
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$692
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$692
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$968
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$989
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$971
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1024
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$471
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$536
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$751
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$975
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$470
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$471
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$472
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1499