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Niamey vs. Amman Cost of Living Summary

Niamey is 45.1% more expensive than Amman.

Restaurants
pay 78.0% more in Niamey
Groceries
pay 42.1% more in Niamey
Transportation
pay 40.4% less in Niamey
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Niamey
Childcare
pay 2.5 times more in Niamey
Entertainment and Sports
pay 33.2% less in Niamey
Clothing
pay 4.8% more in Niamey

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Niamey are more expensive than in Amman. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Niamey. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Niamey.

Niamey vs. Amman Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Niamey instead of Amman, you would:

pay 78.0% more for restaurants

 
Amman
Niamey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.05
JOD5.000
$5.34
F CFA2,985
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.05
JOD5.000
$10.68
F CFA5,971
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.50
JOD0.350
$1.49
F CFA833

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pay 42.1% more for groceries

 
Amman
Niamey
Bread
1 loaf
$0.54
JOD0.390
$0.59
F CFA332
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.29
JOD2.330
??
Milk (1 gallon) $5.63
JOD3.990
$10.28
F CFA5,745

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pay 40.4% less for transportation

 
Amman
Niamey
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.09
JOD3.610
$3.81
F CFA2,128
Monthly public transit pass $42.31
JOD30.000
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,208.74
JOD20,000.000
$21,367.07
F CFA11,941,620

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Amman
Niamey
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.31
JOD22.910
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $466.06
JOD330.430
$979.32
F CFA547,324
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $294.91
JOD209.090
$534.18
F CFA298,541

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

 
Amman
Niamey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $265.56
JOD188.280
$1,068.35
F CFA597,081
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,591.38
JOD3,964.290
$5,519.83
F CFA3,084,919

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pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Amman
Niamey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.64
JOD4.000
$1.34
F CFA746
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.11
JOD2.910
$3.26
F CFA1,824
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.67
JOD2.600
$2.67
F CFA1,493

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pay 4.8% more for clothing

 
Amman
Niamey
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$55.78
JOD39.550
$71.22
F CFA39,805
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$56.93
JOD40.360
$89.03
F CFA49,757
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$115.14
JOD81.640
$53.42
F CFA29,854

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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