Cost of living comparison
Niger is 49.1% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Niger instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 49.4% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Niger
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$9.96
F CFA6,003
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$1.39
F CFA838
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.62
F CFA375
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$8.30
F CFA5,002
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$8.67
F CFA5,226
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$2.30
F CFA1,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$3.36
F CFA2,023
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$1.69
F CFA1,021
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.60
F CFA363
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$1.07
F CFA647
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$0.73
F CFA442
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.56
F CFA340
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.26
F CFA159
|
|
pay 64.1% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$3.51
F CFA2,113
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$12.45
F CFA7,504
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,005,825
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$3.82
F CFA2,301
|
|
pay 25.3% less for housing
Jersey
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$808.95
F CFA487,737
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$370.90
F CFA223,625
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$173.40
F CFA104,546
|
|
pay 64.3% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$940.32
F CFA566,942
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,751,335
|
|
pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$1.24
F CFA750
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$3.04
F CFA1,834
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$2.49
F CFA1,501
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$55.31
F CFA33,350
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$4.15
F CFA2,501
|
|
pay 48.5% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
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