Cost of living comparison

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Niamey vs. Ouagadougou Cost of Living Summary

Niamey is 69.6% more expensive than Ouagadougou.

Restaurants
pay 31.4% more in Niamey
Groceries
pay 6.5% less in Niamey
Transportation
pay 51.8% less in Niamey
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Niamey
Childcare
pay 4.1 times more in Niamey
Entertainment and Sports
pay 24.5% more in Niamey

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

Niamey vs. Ouagadougou Cost Breakdown

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

pay 31.4% more for restaurants

 
Ouagadougou
Niamey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.37
F CFA3,055
$5.34
F CFA3,042
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.05
F CFA4,583
$10.68
F CFA6,083
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
F CFA475
$1.49
F CFA849

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pay 6.5% less for groceries

 
Ouagadougou
Niamey
Bread
1 loaf
$0.95
F CFA539
$0.59
F CFA338
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.94
F CFA5,092
??
Milk (1 gallon) $10.61
F CFA6,040
$10.28
F CFA5,853

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pay 51.8% less for transportation

 
Ouagadougou
Niamey
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.76
F CFA3,277
$3.81
F CFA2,168
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,457.72
F CFA22M
$21,367.07
F CFA12M

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Ouagadougou
Niamey
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.62
F CFA28,823
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $447.18
F CFA255K
$979.32
F CFA558K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $280.23
F CFA160K
$534.18
F CFA304K

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

 
Ouagadougou
Niamey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $134.15
F CFA76,385
$1,068.35
F CFA608K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,731.14
F CFA10M
$5,519.83
F CFA3M

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pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ouagadougou
Niamey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.07
F CFA611
$1.34
F CFA760
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.79
F CFA1,018
$3.26
F CFA1,859
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.79
F CFA1,018
$2.67
F CFA1,521

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Ouagadougou
Niamey
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $71.22
F CFA40,553
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $89.03
F CFA50,692
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $53.42
F CFA30,415

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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: April 2026
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