Niamey vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1172
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2331
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$724
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
11
100
😀 Quality of life
22
77
🏙️ Population
1.5M
24.9M

The cost of living in Niamey is 4% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4768th and 4879th ($1172 vs $1128) 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 9032nd and 1383rd 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
$6.35
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.31
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.62%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1736
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.7
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5514
$27624

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$874
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$875
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$466
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$877
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$961
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$712
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$851
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$820
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$705
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$638
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$846
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1131
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$576
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$703
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$618
610 km or 379 mi Save
$646
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$822
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$852
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$821
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$664
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$652
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$393
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$699
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$705
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$598
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$752
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$563
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1013
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$778
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$652
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1131
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$684
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1514
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$644
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$743
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$417
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$793

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
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$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753