Niamey vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2257
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$708
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.1
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
10
63
😀 Quality of life
23
43
🏙️ Population
1.5M
1.27M

The cost of living in Niamey is 13% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4855th and 5331st ($1162 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Niger and South Africa, respectively. Check Niger vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Niamey compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 9048th and 7513th 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
$7.25
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.6
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$822
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.8
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.91%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1761
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.25
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.01
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1056
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4828
$5012

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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
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965