Niamey vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Niamey	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1194	$1308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2307	$3151
🏠 One person rent	$743	$594
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$962
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$41	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$98.2	$1554
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	10	19
😀 Quality of life	22	77
🏙️ Population	1.5M	630K

The cost of living in Niamey is 9% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 4788th and 4556th ($1194 vs $1308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 121st in Niger and Italy, respectively. Check Niger vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Niamey compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Palermo ranked 55th in Italy, while ranked 9087th and 1102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niamey vs Palermo

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	Niamey	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.44	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$844	$1025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$390	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$79.8	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.53%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1794	$3707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$1480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.31	$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$6.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.13	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$79.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.1	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1082	$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5601	$10956

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Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$891
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$893
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$425
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$894
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$983
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$682
490 km or 304 mi	Ouahigouya	$867
505 km or 314 mi	Koudougou	$836
514 km or 320 mi	Sokode	$675
516 km or 321 mi	Gusau	$594
530 km or 329 mi	Leo	$862
539 km or 335 mi	Maradi	$1143
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$612
563 km or 350 mi	Sotouboua	$673
597 km or 371 mi	Katsina	$581
610 km or 379 mi	Save	$650
615 km or 382 mi	Dedougou	$840
617 km or 384 mi	Ilorin	$538
650 km or 404 mi	Minna	$785
653 km or 405 mi	Nouna	$837
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$665
665 km or 413 mi	Zaria	$584
668 km or 415 mi	Kaduna	$353
674 km or 419 mi	Atakpame	$673
693 km or 430 mi	Osogbo	$659
703 km or 437 mi	Abomey	$612
708 km or 440 mi	Ibadan	$759
715 km or 444 mi	Kano	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$775
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$683
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$1143
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$678
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$1551
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$578
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$454
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$796

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1077
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1185
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1101
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1318
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1342
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1235
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1279
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1688
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1739
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$2130
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1857
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1810
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1715
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1245
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$513
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1718
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$606
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1537
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1615
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$537
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$620
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$388
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1233
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1227
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1332
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1342