Niamey vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niamey Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2119
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$593
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$302
$6558
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
12
81
😀 Quality of life
37
97
🏙️ Population
1.03M
443K

The cost of living in Niamey is 70% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5267th and 31st ($1006 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Niger and Switzerland, respectively. Check Niger vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Niamey compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Niamey ranked 1st best city to live in Niger vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 7591st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niamey Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.98
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.86
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$8.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$727
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.9
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.77
$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.36
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.5
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.6
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$928
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4528
$29266

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Distance City Cost of living
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$677
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$219
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$678
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$750
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$620
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$673
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$664
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$617
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$249
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$978
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$443
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$616
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$233
610 km or 379 mi Save
$676
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$677
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$314
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$313
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$680
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$407
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$265
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$210
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$617
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$310
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$677
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$262
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$210
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$826
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$250
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$482
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$976
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$616
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$288
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$243
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$697
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$353
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$732

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846