Niamey vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2119
$765
🏠 One person rent
$593
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$302
$109
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
12
36
😀 Quality of life
37
17
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.48M

The cost of living in Niamey is 185% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5267th and 9080th ($1006 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Niger and Nigeria, respectively. Check Niger vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Niamey compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 7591st and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niamey Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.98
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.86
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.43
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$727
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.9
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.77
$5.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.36
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.5
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.6
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$928
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4528
$704

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617