Niamey vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Niamey	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$609	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.1	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$293	$559
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	12	22
😀 Quality of life	35	21
🏙️ Population	1.5M	2.45M

The cost of living in Niamey is 17% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 5369th and 6195th ($1019 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Niger and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Niger vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Niamey compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 7468th and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niamey vs Ouagadougou

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	Niamey	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$700	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$414	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$947	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.65	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.94	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.1	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4390	$15761

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$735
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$771
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$733
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$507
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1019
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$658
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$499
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$651
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$649
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$489
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$490
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$916
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$647
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$575
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$433
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$937
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$632
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$613
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$491
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$489
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$490
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$889
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$354
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$551
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$590
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$569
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$588
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$426
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$755
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$729
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$882