Niamey vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2193
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$643
$381
🏘️ Family rent
$759
$662
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$592
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
12
21
😀 Quality of life
34
22
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.45M

The cost of living in Niamey is 31% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 5104th and 6363rd ($1073 vs $820) 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 0.7 months in Ouagadougou. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 7565th and 8805th 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
$5.11
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$739
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.9
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.96%
12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$3.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.57
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.1
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.9
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$958
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4644
$15640

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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 Ouagadougou

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$744
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$761
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$751
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$753
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$742
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$757
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$745
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$492
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1073
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$656
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$503
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$652
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$652
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$496
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$498
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1047
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$655
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$570
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$412
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1071
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$656
652 km or 405 mi Save
$644
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$495
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$496
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$497
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1015
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$345
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$546
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$617
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$574
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$585
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$453
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$711
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$546
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$368
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$747
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1012