Niamey vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2193
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$643
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$759
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
12
61
😀 Quality of life
34
79
🏙️ Population
1.03M
605K

The cost of living in Niamey is 8% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5104th and 4672nd ($1073 vs $1169) 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 7565th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niamey Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$739
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.9
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.96%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.57
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.1
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$958
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4644
$13962

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363