Niamey vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Niamey	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$609	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.1	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$293	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	12	100
😀 Quality of life	35	94
🏙️ Population	1.5M	690K

The cost of living in Niamey is 68% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5369th and 96th ($1019 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 0.3 months in Niamey compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 7468th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niamey vs Washington

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	Niamey	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$700	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$414	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$947	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.65	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.94	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4390	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979