Niamey vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2119
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$593
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$302
$1220
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
12
61
😀 Quality of life
37
79
🏙️ Population
1.03M
606K

The cost of living in Niamey is 11% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5267th and 4604th ($1006 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Niger and Latvia, respectively. Check Niger vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Niamey compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7591st and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niamey Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.98
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.86
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$727
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.9
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.77
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.36
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.5
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.6
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$928
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4528
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$677
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$219
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$678
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$750
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$620
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$673
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$664
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$617
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$249
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$978
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$443
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$616
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$233
610 km or 379 mi Save
$676
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$677
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$314
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$313
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$680
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$407
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$265
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$210
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$617
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$310
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$677
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$262
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$210
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$826
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$250
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$482
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$976
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$616
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$288
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$243
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$697
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$353
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$732

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257