Niamey vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Niamey	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$609	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.1	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$293	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	12	63
😀 Quality of life	35	38
🏙️ Population	1.5M	1.27M

The cost of living in Niamey is 10% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5369th and 5917th ($1019 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 10th in South Africa, while ranked 7468th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niamey vs Soweto

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	Niamey	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$700	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$414	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$947	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.65	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.94	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.1	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4390	$3805

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Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$426
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$774
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$658
490 km or 304 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
505 km or 314 mi	Koudougou	$743
514 km or 320 mi	Sokode	$651
516 km or 321 mi	Gusau	$587
530 km or 329 mi	Leo	$753
539 km or 335 mi	Maradi	$972
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$507
563 km or 350 mi	Sotouboua	$649
597 km or 371 mi	Katsina	$579
610 km or 379 mi	Save	$613
615 km or 382 mi	Dedougou	$735
617 km or 384 mi	Ilorin	$535
650 km or 404 mi	Minna	$743
653 km or 405 mi	Nouna	$733
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$677
665 km or 413 mi	Zaria	$526
668 km or 415 mi	Kaduna	$371
674 km or 419 mi	Atakpame	$647
693 km or 430 mi	Osogbo	$695
703 km or 437 mi	Abomey	$590
708 km or 440 mi	Ibadan	$776
715 km or 444 mi	Kano	$553
720 km or 447 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$779
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$575
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$974
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$632
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$1502
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$634
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$354
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$709

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003