Niamey vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2257
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$708
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.1
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
10
59
😀 Quality of life
23
80
🏙️ Population
1.5M
595K

The cost of living in Niamey is 7% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4855th and 4631st ($1162 vs $1254) 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 0.1 months in Niamey compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 9048th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niamey vs Riga

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Niamey Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.25
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.6
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$822
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.8
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.91%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1761
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.25
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.01
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1056
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4828
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$889
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$891
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$372
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$896
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$988
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$661
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$868
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$830
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$656
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$516
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$863
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1118
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$666
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$656
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$503
610 km or 379 mi Save
$654
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$836
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$518
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$692
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$835
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$639
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$517
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$323
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$657
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$575
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$596
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$658
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$491
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$995
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$670
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$727
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1119
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$665
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1375
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$488
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$768
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$500
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$830

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391