Niamey vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Niamey	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2257	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$708	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$736	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.1	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$121	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	10	74
😀 Quality of life	23	88
🏙️ Population	1.5M	459K

The cost of living in Niamey is 53% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4855th and 978th ($1162 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 841st 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 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 9048th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Niamey	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.25	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.49	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$822	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$430	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.8	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.91%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1761	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.2	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.25	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.41	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.01	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1056	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4828	$16143

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Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$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

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769