Niamey vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1194
$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2307
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$743
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$777
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$41
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.2
$588
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
10
30
😀 Quality of life
22
55
🏙️ Population
1.5M
431K

The cost of living in Niamey is 17% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4788th and 5494th ($1194 vs $1023) 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 0.6 months in Windhoek. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9087th and 6345th 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
$6.44
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$844
$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$79.8
$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.53%
11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1794
$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.13
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.1
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1082
$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5601
$5907

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$891
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$893
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$425
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$894
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$983
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$682
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$867
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$836
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$675
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$594
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$862
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1143
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$612
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$673
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$581
610 km or 379 mi Save
$650
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$840
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$538
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$785
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$837
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$665
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$584
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$353
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$673
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$659
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$612
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$563
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1017
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$775
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$683
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1143
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$678
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1551
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$578
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$741
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$454
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$796

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Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$934
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$971
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$968
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$874
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$986
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$883
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$905
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$873
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$855
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$811
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$662
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$694
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$697
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$731
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$901
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$583
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$628
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$927
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$551
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$718
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$633
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$595
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$950
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$826
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$1057
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$763
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$875
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$958
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$1089
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$692
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$1049
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$967
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$765
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$665
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$892