Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 48.0% more expensive than Niamey.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Niamey, you would:
pay 43.7% less for restaurants
Niamey
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
$4.15
CN¥30.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
F CFA6,003
|
$5.54
CN¥40.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
F CFA838
|
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
F CFA375
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
Niamey
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.30
F CFA5,002
|
$6.83
CN¥49.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.67
F CFA5,226
|
$7.46
CN¥53.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
F CFA1,386
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
F CFA2,023
|
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
F CFA1,021
|
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA363
|
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA647
|
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA442
|
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA340
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA159
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
pay 57.3% more for transportation
Niamey
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
F CFA2,113
|
$4.35
CN¥31.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.45
F CFA7,504
|
$34.62
CN¥250.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,912.70
F CFA12,005,825
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,054.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.82
F CFA2,301
|
$4.68
CN¥33.81
|
|
pay 18.9% less for housing
Niamey
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
$13.59
CN¥98.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.95
F CFA487,737
|
$969.73
CN¥7,004.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.90
F CFA223,625
|
$561.86
CN¥4,058.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.40
F CFA104,546
|
$42.17
CN¥304.60
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Niamey
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$940.32
F CFA566,942
|
$836.50
CN¥6,042.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,563.33
F CFA2,751,335
|
$25,256.69
CN¥182,434.09
|
|
pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports
Niamey
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
F CFA750
|
$1.38
CN¥10.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
F CFA1,834
|
$3.73
CN¥26.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
F CFA1,501
|
$3.46
CN¥25.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.31
F CFA33,350
|
$62.16
CN¥448.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
F CFA2,501
|
$8.31
CN¥60.02
|
|
pay 77.5% more for clothing
Niamey
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
$65.57
CN¥473.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
$35.21
CN¥254.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
$85.31
CN¥616.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
$112.58
CN¥813.20
|
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