Niamey vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Niamey	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1172	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2331	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$724	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$116	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	11	99
😀 Quality of life	22	100
🏙️ Population	1.5M	5.45M

The cost of living in Niamey is 56% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4768th and 649th ($1172 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Niger and Australia, respectively. Check Niger vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Niamey compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 9032nd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niamey vs Sydney

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	Niamey	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.31	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$829	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$430	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1736	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$995	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.34	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.7	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5514	$19140

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Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$874
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$875
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$466
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$877
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$961
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$712
490 km or 304 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
505 km or 314 mi	Koudougou	$820
514 km or 320 mi	Sokode	$705
516 km or 321 mi	Gusau	$638
530 km or 329 mi	Leo	$846
539 km or 335 mi	Maradi	$1131
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$576
563 km or 350 mi	Sotouboua	$703
597 km or 371 mi	Katsina	$618
610 km or 379 mi	Save	$646
615 km or 382 mi	Dedougou	$822
617 km or 384 mi	Ilorin	$526
650 km or 404 mi	Minna	$852
653 km or 405 mi	Nouna	$821
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$664
665 km or 413 mi	Zaria	$652
668 km or 415 mi	Kaduna	$393
674 km or 419 mi	Atakpame	$699
693 km or 430 mi	Osogbo	$705
703 km or 437 mi	Abomey	$598
708 km or 440 mi	Ibadan	$752
715 km or 444 mi	Kano	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$778
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$652
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$1131
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$684
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$1514
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$644
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$417
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$793

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710