Niamey vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1172
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2331
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$724
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
11
70
😀 Quality of life
22
78
🏙️ Population
1.5M
1.4M

The cost of living in Niamey is 6% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4768th and 4611th ($1172 vs $1244) 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 0.1 months in Niamey compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 9032nd and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niamey Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.35
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.31
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.4
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.62%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1736
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5514
$9717

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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
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$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777