Niamey vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2257
$2420
🏠 One person rent
$708
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$867
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.1
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$289
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
10
30
😀 Quality of life
23
53
🏙️ Population
1.5M
486K

The cost of living in Niamey is 12% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4855th and 5257th ($1162 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Niger and Namibia, respectively. Check Niger vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Niamey compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9048th and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niamey vs Windhoek

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Niamey Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.25
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.6
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$822
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.8
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.91%
11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1761
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.25
$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.01
$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1056
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4828
$5490

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$889
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$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
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$945
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$982
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$998
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$925
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$991
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$834
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$893
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$890
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$891
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$796
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$663
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$691
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$691
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$723
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$903
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$590
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$615
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$904
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$549
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$813
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$860
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$994
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$632
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$554
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$789
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$950
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$811
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$1031
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$742
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$872
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$912
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$1104
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$631
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$1015
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$1204
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$997
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$742
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$610
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$851