Cost of living comparison

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Niamey vs. Brasilia Cost of Living Summary

Niamey is 36.4% more expensive than Brasilia.

Restaurants
pay 8.8% more in Niamey
Groceries
pay 30.9% more in Niamey
Transportation
pay 28.9% less in Niamey
Housing
pay 2.6 times more in Niamey
Childcare
pay 21.8% more in Niamey
Entertainment and Sports
pay 36.3% more in Niamey
Clothing
pay 27.6% more in Niamey

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, childcare, and restaurants in Niamey are more expensive than in Brasilia. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Niamey.

Niamey vs. Brasilia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 8.8% more for restaurants

 
Brasilia
Niamey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.45
R$39.73
$5.34
F CFA3,057
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.52
R$34.77
$10.68
F CFA6,113
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.24
R$6.61
$1.49
F CFA853

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pay 30.9% more for groceries

 
Brasilia
Niamey
Bread
1 loaf
$1.69
R$9.00
$0.59
F CFA340
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.71
R$25.10
??
Milk (1 gallon) $3.80
R$20.25
$10.28
F CFA5,882

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pay 28.9% less for transportation

 
Brasilia
Niamey
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.36
R$23.24
$3.81
F CFA2,179
Monthly public transit pass $45.47
R$242.38
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,087.28
R$139K
$21,367.07
F CFA12M

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

 
Brasilia
Niamey
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.51
R$114.67
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $445.35
R$2,374.10
$979.32
F CFA560K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $275.58
R$1,469.11
$534.18
F CFA306K

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pay 21.8% more for childcare

 
Brasilia
Niamey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $508.18
R$2,709.08
$1,068.35
F CFA611K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,521.94
R$88,076.83
$5,519.83
F CFA3M

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pay 36.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Brasilia
Niamey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.86
R$9.93
$1.34
F CFA764
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.02
R$10.77
$3.26
F CFA1,868
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.24
R$11.92
$2.67
F CFA1,528

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pay 27.6% more for clothing

 
Brasilia
Niamey
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$59.06
R$314.82
$71.22
F CFA40,755
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.69
R$227.55
$89.03
F CFA50,944
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$73.11
R$389.76
$53.42
F CFA30,566

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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: March 2026
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