Niamey vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2193
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$643
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$759
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
12
62
😀 Quality of life
34
39
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.27M

The cost of living in Niamey is 11% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5104th and 5883rd ($1073 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Niger and South Africa, respectively. Check Niger vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Niamey compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 7565th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Niamey Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$739
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.9
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.96%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.57
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.1
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.9
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$958
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4644
$4830

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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
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045