Cost of living comparison
Niger is 19.6% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Niger instead of Germany, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.00
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.47
|
$1.24
F CFA760
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$0.60
F CFA368
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Germany
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$0.52
F CFA321
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.30
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.94
|
$8.72
F CFA5,345
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$2.32
F CFA1,422
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$3.39
F CFA2,077
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.71
F CFA1,048
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.61
F CFA373
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$1.08
F CFA664
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.74
F CFA454
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.27
F CFA163
|
|
pay 61.2% less for transportation
Germany
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.76
|
$3.57
F CFA2,187
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.63
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
$20,113.21
F CFA12,324,028
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.46
|
$4.53
F CFA2,773
|
|
pay 25.2% less for housing
Germany
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€709.68
|
$569.83
F CFA349,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€539.84
|
$374.64
F CFA229,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
$255.25
F CFA156,402
|
|
pay 65.2% more for childcare
Germany
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.31
|
$949.79
F CFA581,968
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
$4,609.28
F CFA2,824,256
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.05
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.48
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.28
|
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
|
pay 36.0% less for clothing
Germany
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
$47.49
F CFA29,098
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.00
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
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