Cost of living comparison

 Niamey, Niger
compared to
 Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon vs. Niamey Cost of Living Summary

Lisbon is 84.3% more expensive than Niamey.

Restaurants
pay 83.9% more in Lisbon
Groceries
pay 42.2% more in Lisbon
Transportation
pay 2.5 times more in Lisbon
Housing
pay 50.1% more in Lisbon
Childcare
pay 2.0 times more in Lisbon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 76.4% more in Lisbon
Clothing
pay 90.2% more in Lisbon

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

Lisbon vs. Niamey Cost Breakdown

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

pay 83.9% more for restaurants

 
Niamey
Lisbon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.90
F CFA2,934
$13.66
€12.47
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.80
F CFA5,867
$9.65
€8.80
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.37
F CFA819
$1.86
€1.69

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pay 42.2% more for groceries

 
Niamey
Lisbon
Bread
1 loaf
$0.51
F CFA306
$1.48
€1.35
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.17
F CFA4,890
$5.58
€5.09
Milk (1 gallon) $8.54
F CFA5,108
$3.87
€3.53

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

 
Niamey
Lisbon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.45
F CFA2,066
$7.21
€6.58
Monthly public transit pass $12.25
F CFA7,334
$42.87
€39.12
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,606.70
F CFA11,734,981
$32,152.89
€29,337.46

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pay 50.1% more for housing

 
Niamey
Lisbon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$46.29
F CFA27,708
$39.90
€36.41
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $796.52
F CFA476,734
$1,514.21
€1,381.62
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $408.47
F CFA244,479
$1,070.61
€976.87

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

 
Niamey
Lisbon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $925.87
F CFA554,152
$576.40
€525.93
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,493.20
F CFA2,689,266
$15,251.75
€13,916.25

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pay 76.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Niamey
Lisbon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.23
F CFA733
$3.22
€2.93
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.00
F CFA1,793
$2.61
€2.38
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.45
F CFA1,467
$6.00
€5.48

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pay 90.2% more for clothing

 
Niamey
Lisbon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$40.85
F CFA24,448
$86.58
€79.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.29
F CFA27,708
$37.63
€34.33
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$40.85
F CFA24,448
$82.49
€75.26

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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 2025
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