Niger vs Uganda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niger Uganda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$997
$624
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2096
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$588
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$733
$500
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.6
$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$300
$195
💸 GDP per capita
$585
$964
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
5.75
❤️ Life expectancy
61.6
62.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
26
🌐 English speaking %
1%
89.9%
🎓 Higher education
26
70
😀 Quality of life
16
25
🏙️ Population
21.5M
47.1M

The average cost of living in Niger ($997) is 60% more expensive than in Uganda ($624). Niger ranked 80th vs 149th for Uganda 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 0.3 months in Uganda. Ranked 181st and 161st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Niger vs Uganda

We calculate prices for Niger and Uganda as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 9 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 Uganda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.98
$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.86
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$714
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$32
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.3
$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
20.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1435
$1165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$766
$9183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$3.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$2.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$3.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.72
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.24
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.39
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.4
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.4
$39
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$924
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4488
$4870

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Cities Comparison in Niger vs Uganda

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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 Uganda

City Cost of living Population
Kampala
$654
1.68M
Kira Town
$600
317K
Gulu
$556
152K
Kasese
$543
115K
Mbale
$557
96.2K
Jinja
$542
72.9K
Arua
$553
62K
Entebbe
$547
70K
Tororo
$557
41.9K