Niamey vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1172
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2331
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$724
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
11
44
😀 Quality of life
22
68
🏙️ Population
1.5M
423K

The cost of living in Niamey is 38% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4768th and 6460th ($1172 vs $849) 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 9032nd and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niamey Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.35
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.31
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.4
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.62%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1736
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5514
$4833

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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
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195