Niamey vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2193
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$643
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$759
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
12
100
😀 Quality of life
34
79
🏙️ Population
1.03M
24.9M

The cost of living in Niamey is 6% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5104th and 4780th ($1073 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Niger and China, respectively. Check Niger vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Niamey compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7565th and 571st 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
$5.11
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$739
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.9
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.96%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.57
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.9
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$958
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4644
$31401

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231 km or 143 mi Dori
$757
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$760
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$453
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$761
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$820
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$656
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$753
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$744
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$652
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$605
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1042
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$492
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$652
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$596
610 km or 379 mi Save
$644
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$742
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$787
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$745
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$699
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$621
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$377
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$655
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$704
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$617
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$583
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1019
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$774
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$570
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1037
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$656
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1262
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$635
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$710
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$345
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$755

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774