Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 62.8% more expensive than Niamey.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Niamey, you would:
pay 6.0% more for restaurants
Niamey
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
$10.00
DOP582.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
F CFA6,003
|
$6.89
DOP401.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
F CFA838
|
$0.90
DOP52.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
F CFA375
|
$0.55
DOP32.21
|
|
pay 45.5% more for groceries
Niamey
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
$2.14
DOP124.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.30
F CFA5,002
|
$3.45
DOP201.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.67
F CFA5,226
|
$4.88
DOP284.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
F CFA1,386
|
$2.10
DOP122.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
F CFA2,023
|
$2.73
DOP158.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
F CFA1,021
|
$1.31
DOP76.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA363
|
$0.35
DOP20.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA647
|
$1.26
DOP73.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA442
|
$0.73
DOP42.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA340
|
$0.83
DOP48.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA159
|
$1.11
DOP64.42
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Niamey
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
F CFA2,113
|
$4.95
DOP288.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.45
F CFA7,504
|
$86.16
DOP5,020.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,912.70
F CFA12,005,825
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,706,947.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.82
F CFA2,301
|
$22.06
DOP1,285.23
|
|
pay 16.1% less for housing
Niamey
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
$44.89
DOP2,615.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.95
F CFA487,737
|
$847.67
DOP49,395.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.90
F CFA223,625
|
$416.69
DOP24,281.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.40
F CFA104,546
|
$39.78
DOP2,318.16
|
|
pay 5.4% less for childcare
Niamey
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$940.32
F CFA566,942
|
$415.27
DOP24,198.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,563.33
F CFA2,751,335
|
$6,617.64
DOP385,621.35
|
|
pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports
Niamey
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
F CFA750
|
$2.58
DOP150.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
F CFA1,834
|
$2.49
DOP145.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
F CFA1,501
|
$4.31
DOP251.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.31
F CFA33,350
|
$37.03
DOP2,157.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
F CFA2,501
|
$6.46
DOP376.53
|
|
pay 83.0% more for clothing
Niamey
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
$59.66
DOP3,476.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
$58.15
DOP3,388.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
$95.85
DOP5,585.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
$96.92
DOP5,647.99
|
|
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