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Niamey vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Niamey is 2.4 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants
pay 39.5% less in Niamey
Groceries
pay 36.8% more in Niamey
Housing
pay 6.3 times more in Niamey
Entertainment and Sports
pay 44.5% more in Niamey

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Niamey are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Niamey.

Niamey vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Niamey instead of P'yongyang, you would:

pay 39.5% less for restaurants

 
P'yongyang
Niamey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $5.34
F CFA3,057
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $10.68
F CFA6,113
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.34
KPW2,102
$1.49
F CFA853

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pay 36.8% more for groceries

 
P'yongyang
Niamey
Bread
1 loaf
$2.40
KPW2,161
$0.59
F CFA340
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? ??
Milk (1 gallon) $3.70
KPW3,332
$10.28
F CFA5,882

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
P'yongyang
Niamey
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $3.81
F CFA2,179
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $21,367.07
F CFA12M

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pay 6.3 times more for housing

 
P'yongyang
Niamey
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? ??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $93.44
KPW84,095
$979.32
F CFA560K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $262.80
KPW237K
$534.18
F CFA306K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
P'yongyang
Niamey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $1,068.35
F CFA611K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,519.83
F CFA3M

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pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
P'yongyang
Niamey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $14.02
KPW12,614
$1.34
F CFA764
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.17
KPW1,051
$3.26
F CFA1,868
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.67
F CFA1,528

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
P'yongyang
Niamey
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $71.22
F CFA40,755
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $89.03
F CFA50,944
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $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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