Niamey vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2119
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$593
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$302
$579
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
12
43
😀 Quality of life
37
63
🏙️ Population
1.03M
527K

The cost of living in Niamey is 32% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5267th and 6533rd ($1006 vs $760) 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 0.3 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 7591st and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niamey Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.98
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.86
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$727
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.9
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.77
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.36
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.6
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$928
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4528
$4244

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$677
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$674
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$219
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$678
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$750
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$620
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$673
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$664
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$617
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$249
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$978
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$443
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$616
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$233
610 km or 379 mi Save
$676
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$677
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$314
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$313
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$680
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$407
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$265
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$210
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$617
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$310
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$677
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$262
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$210
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$826
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$250
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$482
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$976
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$616
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$288
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$243
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$697
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$353
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$732

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116