Cost of living comparison
Niger is 14.2% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Niger instead of Japan, you would:
pay 23.4% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥924
|
$4.98
F CFA2,943
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥689
|
$9.96
F CFA5,885
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥142
|
$1.39
F CFA821
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥112
|
$0.62
F CFA368
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
Japan
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥197
|
$0.52
F CFA307
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥777
|
$8.30
F CFA4,904
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥721
|
$8.67
F CFA5,124
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥279
|
$2.30
F CFA1,359
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥362
|
$3.36
F CFA1,984
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥270
|
$1.69
F CFA1,001
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥155
|
$0.60
F CFA356
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥247
|
$1.07
F CFA634
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥253
|
$0.73
F CFA434
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥156
|
$0.56
F CFA334
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥126
|
$0.26
F CFA156
|
|
pay 46.8% less for transportation
Japan
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥585
|
$3.51
F CFA2,072
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥8,501
|
$12.45
F CFA7,357
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,006,223
|
$19,912.70
F CFA11,770,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,426
|
$3.82
F CFA2,256
|
|
pay 46.6% more for housing
Japan
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥4,691
|
$47.02
F CFA27,791
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥67,374
|
$808.95
F CFA478,175
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥45,104
|
$370.90
F CFA219,241
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥15,004
|
$173.40
F CFA102,496
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Japan
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥33,735
|
$940.32
F CFA555,827
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,515,163
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,697,395
|
|
pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥365
|
$1.24
F CFA736
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥384
|
$3.04
F CFA1,798
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥542
|
$2.49
F CFA1,471
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥7,785
|
$55.31
F CFA32,696
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,622
|
$4.15
F CFA2,452
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
Japan
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥5,420
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥3,640
|
$47.02
F CFA27,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥7,430
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥11,986
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
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