Niamey vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2257
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$708
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.1
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
10
71
😀 Quality of life
23
79
🏙️ Population
1.5M
1.21M

The cost of living in Niamey is 16% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4855th and 4339th ($1162 vs $1386) 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 9048th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niamey vs Sofia

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Niamey Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.25
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.6
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$822
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.8
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.91%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1761
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.25
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.01
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1056
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4828
$12236

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$889
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$891
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$372
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$896
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$988
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$661
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$868
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$830
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$656
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$516
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$863
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1118
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$666
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$656
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$503
610 km or 379 mi Save
$654
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$836
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$518
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$692
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$835
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$639
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$517
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$323
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$657
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$575
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$596
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$658
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$491
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$995
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$670
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$727
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1119
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$665
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1375
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$488
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$768
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$500
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$830

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800