Niamey vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2119
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$593
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$302
$1259
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
12
69
😀 Quality of life
37
76
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.38M

The cost of living in Niamey is 6% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5267th and 5668th ($1006 vs $951) 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 7591st and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niamey Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.98
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.86
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$727
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.9
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.77
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.36
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.5
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.6
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$928
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4528
$7940

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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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$598
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$865
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$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619