Niamey vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Niamey	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$609	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.1	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$293	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	12	1
😀 Quality of life	35	22
🏙️ Population	1.5M	65.5K

The cost of living in Niamey is 13% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 5369th and 6047th ($1019 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Niger and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Niger vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Niamey compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 7468th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niamey vs Sao Tome

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	Niamey	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$700	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$414	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$947	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.65	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.94	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.1	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4390	$3685

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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 Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$900
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$668
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1121
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$741
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$655
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$601
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1265
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$621
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$384
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$764
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1611
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$883
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$881
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$972
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$805
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$747
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$462
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$555
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$553
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$651
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1113
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$634
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$709
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$779
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$776
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$695
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$523
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$755
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$677
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$676
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$519
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$522
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$590