Niamey vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Niamey	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1172	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2331	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$724	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$116	$4354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	11	74
😀 Quality of life	22	90
🏙️ Population	1.5M	459K

The cost of living in Niamey is 51% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4768th and 1045th ($1172 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 916th in Niger and the United States, respectively. Check Niger vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Niamey compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 9032nd and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Niamey	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.31	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$829	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$430	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1736	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$995	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.34	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.7	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5514	$16163

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710