Niamey vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2257
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$708
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.1
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
10
70
😀 Quality of life
23
78
🏙️ Population
1.5M
7.01M

The cost of living in Niamey is 29% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4855th and 3485th ($1162 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Niger and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Niger vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Niamey compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9048th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niamey Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.25
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.6
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$822
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.8
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.91%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1761
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.25
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.01
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1056
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4828
$10912

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459