Niamey vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Niamey	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1172	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2331	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$724	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$116	$4609
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	11	89
😀 Quality of life	22	98
🏙️ Population	1.5M	5.87M

The cost of living in Niamey is 63% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4768th and 109th ($1172 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Niger and Singapore, respectively. Check Niger vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Niamey compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 9032nd and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niamey vs Singapore City

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	Niamey	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.31	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$829	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$430	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1736	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$995	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.34	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5514	$29519

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Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$874
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653