Niamey vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Niamey	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$609	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.1	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$293	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	12	82
😀 Quality of life	35	88
🏙️ Population	1.5M	468K

The cost of living in Niamey is 57% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5369th and 972nd ($1019 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd 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 0.3 months in Niamey compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 7468th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Niamey	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$700	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$414	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$947	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.65	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.94	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.1	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4390	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682