Niamey vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1194
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2307
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$743
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$777
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$41
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.2
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
10
99
😀 Quality of life
22
75
🏙️ Population
1.5M
24.9M

The cost of living in Niamey is 6% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4788th and 4971st ($1194 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Niger and China, respectively. Check Niger vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Niamey compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9087th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niamey vs Shanghai

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Niamey Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.44
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$844
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$79.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.53%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1794
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.13
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.1
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1082
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5601
$27781

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401 km or 249 mi Manga
$894
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$983
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$682
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$867
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$836
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$675
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$594
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$862
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1143
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$612
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$673
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$581
610 km or 379 mi Save
$650
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$840
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$538
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$785
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$837
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$665
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$584
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$353
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$673
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$659
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$612
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$563
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1017
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$775
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$683
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1143
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$678
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1551
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$578
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$741
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$454
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$796

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9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765