Niamey vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1172
$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2331
$8778
🏠 One person rent
$724
$2299
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$4069
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$919
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$8151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
11
81
😀 Quality of life
22
100
🏙️ Population
1.5M
449K

The cost of living in Niamey is 68% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4768th and 23rd ($1172 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Niger and Switzerland, respectively. Check Niger vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Niamey compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 9032nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Niamey Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.35
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.31
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$9.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.4
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.62%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1736
$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.7
$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5514
$22875

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$874
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$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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3153
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3207
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3225
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3207
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3180
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3381
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3836
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2747
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2699
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2489
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3197
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2650
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3231
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3175
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1705
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1766
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2924
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2694
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1810
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1537
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3565
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1593
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1694
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2964
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1397
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1839
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2443
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3041