Niamey vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Niamey	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$609	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.1	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$293	$2911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	12	100
😀 Quality of life	35	95
🏙️ Population	1.5M	9.67M

The cost of living in Niamey is 24% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 5369th and 4104th ($1019 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Niger and South Korea, respectively. Check Niger vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Niamey compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 7468th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niamey vs Seoul

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	Niamey	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$700	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$414	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$947	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.65	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.94	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.1	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4390	$20197

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019