Niamey vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1194
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2307
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$743
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$777
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$41
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.2
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
10
45
😀 Quality of life
22
67
🏙️ Population
1.5M
423K

The cost of living in Niamey is 35% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4788th and 6421st ($1194 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Niger and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Niger vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Niamey compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 9087th and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niamey Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.44
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$844
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$79.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.53%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1794
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.13
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.1
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1082
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5601
$5443

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$891
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$425
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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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206