Cost of living comparison
Niger is 38.6% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Niger instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 15.3% more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$27.63
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$34.44
|
$9.96
F CFA6,003
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$5.57
|
$1.39
F CFA838
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.36
|
$0.62
F CFA375
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$7.65
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$22.40
|
$8.30
F CFA5,002
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$20.04
|
$8.67
F CFA5,226
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$10.66
|
$2.30
F CFA1,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$8.72
|
$3.36
F CFA2,023
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$4.48
|
$1.69
F CFA1,021
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$2.93
|
$0.60
F CFA363
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.40
|
$1.07
F CFA647
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$3.62
|
$0.73
F CFA442
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.59
|
$0.56
F CFA340
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.48
|
$0.26
F CFA159
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
Brazil
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$20.39
|
$3.51
F CFA2,113
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$227.69
|
$12.45
F CFA7,504
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$111,410.79
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,005,825
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$45.29
|
$3.82
F CFA2,301
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$101.04
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,656.61
|
$808.95
F CFA487,737
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,125.45
|
$370.90
F CFA223,625
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$279.07
|
$173.40
F CFA104,546
|
|
pay 98.6% more for childcare
Brazil
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,420.90
|
$940.32
F CFA566,942
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$39,237.22
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,751,335
|
|
pay 32.1% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$9.01
|
$1.24
F CFA750
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$8.61
|
$3.04
F CFA1,834
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$10.90
|
$2.49
F CFA1,501
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$123.45
|
$55.31
F CFA33,350
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$32.92
|
$4.15
F CFA2,501
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
Brazil
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$246.95
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$221.11
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$396.94
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$324.18
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
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