Niamey vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Niamey	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$609	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.1	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$293	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	12	29
😀 Quality of life	35	51
🏙️ Population	1.5M	431K

The cost of living in Niamey is 18% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5369th and 6224th ($1019 vs $862) 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 0.3 months in Niamey compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7468th and 6198th 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	$4.75	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$700	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$414	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$947	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.65	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.94	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.1	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4390	$4344

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785