Niamey vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Niamey	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2193	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$643	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$759	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.7	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$306	$3150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	12	50
😀 Quality of life	34	89
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.02M

The cost of living in Niamey is 52% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5104th and 1290th ($1073 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Niger and Canada, respectively. Check Niger vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Niamey compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 7565th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niamey vs Ottawa

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	Niamey	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.11	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$739	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.9	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.96%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.57	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.3	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$958	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4644	$20100

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Cities near Niamey

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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884