Niamey vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2193
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$643
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$759
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
12
43
😀 Quality of life
34
63
🏙️ Population
1.03M
527K

The cost of living in Niamey is 37% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5104th and 6502nd ($1073 vs $785) 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 7565th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niamey Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$739
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.9
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.96%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.57
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.1
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.9
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$958
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4644
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$757
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$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
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191