Niamey vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2193
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$643
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$759
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
12
71
😀 Quality of life
34
77
🏙️ Population
1.03M
7.01M

The cost of living in Niamey is 32% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5104th and 3292nd ($1073 vs $1586) 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 0.3 months in Niamey compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7565th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niamey Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$739
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.9
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.96%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.57
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$958
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4644
$10359

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489