Niamey vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Niamey	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$609	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.1	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$293	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	12	95
😀 Quality of life	35	65
🏙️ Population	1.5M	11.5M

The cost of living in Niamey is 4% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5369th and 5654th ($1019 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Niger and Brazil, respectively. Check Niger vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Niamey compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 7468th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niamey vs Sao Paulo

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	Niamey	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$700	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$414	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$947	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.65	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.94	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.1	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4390	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611