Niger vs Rwanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niger Rwanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$997
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2096
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$588
$309
🏘️ Family rent
$733
$525
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.6
$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$300
$265
💸 GDP per capita
$585
$966
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
5.89
❤️ Life expectancy
61.6
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
53
🌐 English speaking %
1%
15%
🎓 Higher education
26
15
😀 Quality of life
16
30
🏙️ Population
21.5M
13.2M

The average cost of living in Niger ($997) is 54% more expensive than in Rwanda ($649). Niger ranked 80th vs 145th for Rwanda 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 0.4 months in Rwanda. Ranked 181st and 146th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Niger vs Rwanda

We calculate prices for Niger and Rwanda as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 8 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 Rwanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.98
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.86
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$714
$396
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.3
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
17.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1435
$13206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$766
$790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$3.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.72
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.24
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.39
$5.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.4
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$1.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.4
$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$924
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4488
$6395

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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 Rwanda

City Cost of living Population
Kigali
$677
1.16M
Gisenyi
$572
137K
Ruhengeri
$575
59.3K
Butare
$458
50.2K
Byumba
$599
34.5K
Cyangugu
$554
27.4K
Nyanza
$539
25.4K
Kibuye
$566
12.3K