Niamey vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Niamey	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1172	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2331	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$724	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$116	$4100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	11	81
😀 Quality of life	22	92
🏙️ Population	1.5M	1.43M

The cost of living in Niamey is 42% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4768th and 1930th ($1172 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1571st in Niger and the United States, respectively. Check Niger vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Niamey compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 9032nd and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Niamey	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.31	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$829	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$430	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1736	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$995	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.34	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5514	$15049

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Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$874
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$875
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$466
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$877
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$961
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$712
490 km or 304 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
505 km or 314 mi	Koudougou	$820
514 km or 320 mi	Sokode	$705
516 km or 321 mi	Gusau	$638
530 km or 329 mi	Leo	$846
539 km or 335 mi	Maradi	$1131
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$576
563 km or 350 mi	Sotouboua	$703
597 km or 371 mi	Katsina	$618
610 km or 379 mi	Save	$646
615 km or 382 mi	Dedougou	$822
617 km or 384 mi	Ilorin	$526
650 km or 404 mi	Minna	$852
653 km or 405 mi	Nouna	$821
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$664
665 km or 413 mi	Zaria	$652
668 km or 415 mi	Kaduna	$393
674 km or 419 mi	Atakpame	$699
693 km or 430 mi	Osogbo	$705
703 km or 437 mi	Abomey	$598
708 km or 440 mi	Ibadan	$752
715 km or 444 mi	Kano	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$778
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$652
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$1131
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$684
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$1514
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$644
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$417
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$793

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154