Niamey vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2119
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$593
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$302
$1509
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
12
62
😀 Quality of life
37
44
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.27M

The cost of living in Niamey is 15% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5267th and 6110th ($1006 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 7591st and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niamey Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.98
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.86
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$727
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.9
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.77
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.36
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.5
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.6
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$928
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4528
$2867

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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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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952