Niamey vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Niamey	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1172	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2331	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$724	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$116	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	11	29
😀 Quality of life	22	57
🏙️ Population	1.5M	431K

The cost of living in Niamey is 19% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4768th and 5698th ($1172 vs $985) 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 0.7 months in Windhoek. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9032nd and 6153rd 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	$6.35	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.31	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$829	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$430	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1736	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$995	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.34	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.7	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5514	$5380

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826