Niamey vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Niamey	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1172	$2340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2331	$5236
🏠 One person rent	$724	$1406
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$116	$4277
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	11	70
😀 Quality of life	22	91
🏙️ Population	1.5M	1.61M

The cost of living in Niamey is 50% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 4768th and 1184th ($1172 vs $2340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1035th in Niger and the United States, respectively. Check Niger vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Niamey compared to 1.8 months in Phoenix. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Phoenix ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 9032nd and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Niamey	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.31	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$6.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$6.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$829	$1511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$430	$1104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1736	$4621
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$995	$3554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.34	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.7	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5514	$16644

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Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$874
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$875
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$466
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$877
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$961
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$712
490 km or 304 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
505 km or 314 mi	Koudougou	$820
514 km or 320 mi	Sokode	$705
516 km or 321 mi	Gusau	$638
530 km or 329 mi	Leo	$846
539 km or 335 mi	Maradi	$1131
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$576
563 km or 350 mi	Sotouboua	$703
597 km or 371 mi	Katsina	$618
610 km or 379 mi	Save	$646
615 km or 382 mi	Dedougou	$822
617 km or 384 mi	Ilorin	$526
650 km or 404 mi	Minna	$852
653 km or 405 mi	Nouna	$821
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$664
665 km or 413 mi	Zaria	$652
668 km or 415 mi	Kaduna	$393
674 km or 419 mi	Atakpame	$699
693 km or 430 mi	Osogbo	$705
703 km or 437 mi	Abomey	$598
708 km or 440 mi	Ibadan	$752
715 km or 444 mi	Kano	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$778
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$652
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$1131
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$684
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$1514
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$644
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$417
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$793

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1977
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2344
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2448
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2523
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2349
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2447
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2365
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2320
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2466
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2348
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1940
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2757
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1760
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1883
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2095
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$727
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1911
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1855
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$881
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2751
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$945
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2766