Niamey vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2193
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$643
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$759
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
12
69
😀 Quality of life
34
78
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.4M

The cost of living in Niamey is 3% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5104th and 5350th ($1073 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Niger and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Niger vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Niamey compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 7565th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niamey Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$739
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.9
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.96%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.57
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.1
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$958
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4644
$7369

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$757
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$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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668