Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 33.7% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 19.0% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP30,468.79
|
$9.96
F CFA6,059
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,402.49
|
$1.39
F CFA846
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,549.74
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
pay 35.6% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP5,642.37
|
$0.52
F CFA316
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP9,063.34
|
$8.30
F CFA5,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP20,417.76
|
$8.67
F CFA5,275
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP9,368.04
|
$2.30
F CFA1,399
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP9,744.40
|
$3.36
F CFA2,042
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP4,667.77
|
$1.69
F CFA1,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,189.58
|
$0.60
F CFA366
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,341.28
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,561.04
|
$0.73
F CFA447
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,879.10
|
$0.56
F CFA344
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP1,966.27
|
$0.26
F CFA160
|
|
pay 33.1% less for transportation
Bogota
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP14,818.25
|
$3.51
F CFA2,133
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP152,343.95
|
$12.45
F CFA7,574
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP66,015,713.34
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,118,157
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP55,311.01
|
$3.82
F CFA2,323
|
|
pay 68.6% more for housing
Bogota
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP108,409.06
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP1,797,190.98
|
$808.95
F CFA492,300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,235,970.07
|
$370.90
F CFA225,717
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP314,394.20
|
$173.40
F CFA105,524
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP903,087.15
|
$940.32
F CFA572,246
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP29,008,827.88
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,777,078
|
|
pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP4,570.32
|
$1.24
F CFA757
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP6,335.79
|
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP9,140.64
|
$2.49
F CFA1,515
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP91,419.91
|
$55.31
F CFA33,662
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
$4.15
F CFA2,525
|
|
pay 30.0% less for clothing
Bogota
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP219,910.65
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP171,471.75
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP348,272.10
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP299,685.49
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
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