Niamey vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1172
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2331
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$724
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
11
25
😀 Quality of life
22
39
🏙️ Population
1.5M
2.44M

The cost of living in Niamey is 75% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4768th and 7283rd ($1172 vs $671) 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 0.2 months in Yaounde. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 9032nd and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niamey Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.35
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.31
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.4
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.62%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1736
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.7
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5514
$1806

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778