Niamey vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Niamey	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2193	$1897
🏠 One person rent	$643	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$759	$730
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.7	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$306	$201
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	12	30
😀 Quality of life	34	36
🏙️ Population	1.03M	159K

The cost of living in Niamey is 28% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5104th and 6315th ($1073 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Niger and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Niger vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Niamey compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 7565th and 7362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niamey vs Praia

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	Niamey	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.11	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$739	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.9	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.96%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.57	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.3	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.9	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$958	$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4644	$3052

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$840
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$898
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1198
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1203
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$520
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$569
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$488
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1051
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1003
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1062
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$649
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$678
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$889
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1039
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$866
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$972
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1030
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$974
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1213
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$994
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1138
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$979
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$528
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$574
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$494
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$495