Niamey vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Niamey	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$609	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.1	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$293	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	12	94
😀 Quality of life	35	93
🏙️ Population	1.5M	664K

The cost of living in Niamey is 57% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5369th and 1038th ($1019 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Niger and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Niger vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Niamey compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 7468th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niamey vs Rotterdam

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	Niamey	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$700	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$414	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$947	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.65	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.94	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4390	$10730

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$426
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$774
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$658
490 km or 304 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
505 km or 314 mi	Koudougou	$743
514 km or 320 mi	Sokode	$651
516 km or 321 mi	Gusau	$587
530 km or 329 mi	Leo	$753
539 km or 335 mi	Maradi	$972
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$507
563 km or 350 mi	Sotouboua	$649
597 km or 371 mi	Katsina	$579
610 km or 379 mi	Save	$613
615 km or 382 mi	Dedougou	$735
617 km or 384 mi	Ilorin	$535
650 km or 404 mi	Minna	$743
653 km or 405 mi	Nouna	$733
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$677
665 km or 413 mi	Zaria	$526
668 km or 415 mi	Kaduna	$371
674 km or 419 mi	Atakpame	$647
693 km or 430 mi	Osogbo	$695
703 km or 437 mi	Abomey	$590
708 km or 440 mi	Ibadan	$776
715 km or 444 mi	Kano	$553
720 km or 447 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$779
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$575
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$974
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$632
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$1502
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$634
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$354
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$709

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514