Niamey vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2193
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$643
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$759
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
12
36
😀 Quality of life
34
12
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.48M

The cost of living in Niamey is 4% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5104th and 5406th ($1073 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.1 months in Onitsha. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 7565th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niamey Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$739
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.9
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.96%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.57
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.1
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.9
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$958
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4644
$1688

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$757
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$453
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$761
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$820
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$656
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$753
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$744
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$652
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$605
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1042
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$492
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$652
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$596
610 km or 379 mi Save
$644
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$742
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$787
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$745
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$699
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$621
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$377
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$655
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$704
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$617
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$583
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1019
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$774
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$570
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1037
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$656
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1262
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$635
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$710
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$345
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$755

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655