Niamey vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Niamey	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$609	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.1	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$293	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	12	87
😀 Quality of life	35	91
🏙️ Population	1.5M	1.39M

The cost of living in Niamey is 70% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5369th and 36th ($1019 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 0.3 months in Niamey compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 7468th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Niamey	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$700	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$414	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$947	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.65	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.94	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.1	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4390	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759