Niger vs Panama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niger Panama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$997
$1198
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2096
$2872
🏠 One person rent
$588
$624
🏘️ Family rent
$733
$1080
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.6
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$300
$895
💸 GDP per capita
$585
$17358
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
7.57
❤️ Life expectancy
61.6
76.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
35
🌐 English speaking %
1%
14%
🎓 Higher education
26
46
😀 Quality of life
16
56
🏙️ Population
21.5M
4.1M

The average cost of living in Niger ($997) is 17% less expensive than in Panama ($1198). Niger ranked 80th vs 53rd for Panama in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Niger compared to 0.7 months in Panama. Ranked 181st and 71st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Niger vs Panama

We calculate prices for Niger and Panama as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Niger Panama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.98
$9.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.86
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.46
 Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$714
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$447
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.3
$47.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1435
$2303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$766
$1386
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$8.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.72
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.24
$9.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$6.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.39
$11.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.4
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.4
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$924
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4488
$9399

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Niger

City Cost of living Population
Niamey
$1006
1.03M
Maradi
$978
267K
Zinder
$976
236K

In Panama

City Cost of living Population
Panama City
$1316
881K
Colon
$1157
242K
Tocumen
$1171
103K
Santiago de Veraguas
$961
89K
David
$789
82.9K
La Chorrera
$917
68.9K
Balboa
$1189
62.9K
Pacora
$1182
52.5K
Chitre
$980
46.2K
Penonome
$940
21.7K