Niamey vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Niamey	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$609	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.1	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$293	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	12	54
😀 Quality of life	35	54
🏙️ Population	1.5M	1.49M

The cost of living in Niamey is 52% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5369th and 7055th ($1019 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Niger and Brazil, respectively. Check Niger vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Niamey compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 7468th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niamey vs Recife

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	Niamey	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$700	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$414	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$947	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.65	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.94	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.1	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4390	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509