Niamey vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2257
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$708
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.1
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
10
22
😀 Quality of life
23
44
🏙️ Population
1.5M
2.44M

The cost of living in Niamey is 74% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4855th and 7518th ($1162 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Niger and Cameroon, respectively. Check Niger vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Niamey compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 9048th and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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Niamey Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.25
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.6
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$822
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.8
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.91%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1761
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.25
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.01
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1056
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4828
$1797

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$889
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$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
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1156
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$759
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$821
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$627
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$738
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$699
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1209
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1272
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$373
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$551
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$743
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$478
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$591
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$773
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$559
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1364
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$564
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$693
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$795
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$698
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$601
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1011
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$786
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1013
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1375
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$672
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$488
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$576
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$489
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$692
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$833
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$323
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$670