Niamey vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Niamey	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1194	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2307	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$743	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$41	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$98.2	$491
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	10	95
😀 Quality of life	22	67
🏙️ Population	1.5M	6.21M

The cost of living in Niamey is 18% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 4788th and 5559th ($1194 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Niger and Brazil, respectively. Check Niger vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Niamey compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 9087th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niamey vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Niamey	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.44	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$844	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$390	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$79.8	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.53%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1794	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.31	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.13	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.1	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1082	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5601	$13739

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Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$891
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$893
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$425
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$894
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$983
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$682
490 km or 304 mi	Ouahigouya	$867
505 km or 314 mi	Koudougou	$836
514 km or 320 mi	Sokode	$675
516 km or 321 mi	Gusau	$594
530 km or 329 mi	Leo	$862
539 km or 335 mi	Maradi	$1143
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$612
563 km or 350 mi	Sotouboua	$673
597 km or 371 mi	Katsina	$581
610 km or 379 mi	Save	$650
615 km or 382 mi	Dedougou	$840
617 km or 384 mi	Ilorin	$538
650 km or 404 mi	Minna	$785
653 km or 405 mi	Nouna	$837
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$665
665 km or 413 mi	Zaria	$584
668 km or 415 mi	Kaduna	$353
674 km or 419 mi	Atakpame	$673
693 km or 430 mi	Osogbo	$659
703 km or 437 mi	Abomey	$612
708 km or 440 mi	Ibadan	$759
715 km or 444 mi	Kano	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$775
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$683
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$1143
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$678
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$1551
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$578
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$454
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$796

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631