Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 62.1% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Niamey instead of George Town, you would:
pay 63.7% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
KYD24.99
|
$4.98
F CFA3,008
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
$9.96
F CFA6,016
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
$1.39
F CFA840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
$0.62
F CFA376
|
|
pay 59.3% less for groceries
George Town
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
$8.30
F CFA5,013
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
$8.67
F CFA5,238
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
$2.30
F CFA1,389
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
$3.36
F CFA2,028
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
$1.69
F CFA1,023
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$0.60
F CFA364
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
$1.07
F CFA648
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
$0.73
F CFA443
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
$0.56
F CFA341
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
$0.26
F CFA159
|
|
pay 63.0% less for transportation
George Town
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
$3.51
F CFA2,118
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.99
|
$12.45
F CFA7,520
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,004.13
KYD32,482.18
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,031,389
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$72.01
KYD59.97
|
$3.82
F CFA2,306
|
|
pay 64.5% less for housing
George Town
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.52
|
$47.02
F CFA28,407
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,700.29
KYD2,248.77
|
$808.95
F CFA488,775
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,228.81
KYD1,856.12
|
$370.90
F CFA224,101
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.39
KYD264.32
|
$173.40
F CFA104,769
|
|
pay 57.2% less for childcare
George Town
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.15
KYD1,166.03
|
$940.32
F CFA568,149
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.63
KYD20,635.34
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,757,193
|
|
pay 64.0% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
$1.24
F CFA752
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
$3.04
F CFA1,838
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
$2.49
F CFA1,504
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.67
KYD61.36
|
$55.31
F CFA33,421
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.99
|
$4.15
F CFA2,507
|
|
pay 63.2% less for clothing
George Town
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.21
|
$41.48
F CFA25,065
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.28
|
$47.02
F CFA28,407
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.97
KYD110.74
|
$41.48
F CFA25,065
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.52
KYD136.18
|
$41.48
F CFA25,065
|
|
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