Niamey vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Niamey	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1006	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2119	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$593	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$316	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.9	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$6928
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	12	87
😀 Quality of life	37	92
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.01M

The cost of living in Niamey is 71% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5267th and 22nd ($1006 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 7591st and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niamey vs San Jose, United States

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	Niamey	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.98	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.9	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1456	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.77	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.36	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41.6	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4528	$15889

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Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$674
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$219
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$678
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$750
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$620
490 km or 304 mi	Ouahigouya	$673
505 km or 314 mi	Koudougou	$664
514 km or 320 mi	Sokode	$617
516 km or 321 mi	Gusau	$249
530 km or 329 mi	Leo	$675
539 km or 335 mi	Maradi	$978
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$443
563 km or 350 mi	Sotouboua	$616
597 km or 371 mi	Katsina	$233
610 km or 379 mi	Save	$676
615 km or 382 mi	Dedougou	$677
617 km or 384 mi	Ilorin	$314
650 km or 404 mi	Minna	$313
653 km or 405 mi	Nouna	$680
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$407
665 km or 413 mi	Zaria	$265
668 km or 415 mi	Kaduna	$210
674 km or 419 mi	Atakpame	$617
693 km or 430 mi	Osogbo	$310
703 km or 437 mi	Abomey	$677
708 km or 440 mi	Ibadan	$262
715 km or 444 mi	Kano	$210
720 km or 447 mi	Abeokuta	$826
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$250
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$482
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$976
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$616
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$288
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$243
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$353
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$732

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123