Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 22.3% cheaper than Niger.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Niger, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
Niger
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
F CFA3,060
|
$3.01
KES395.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,120
|
$3.91
KES513.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
F CFA755
|
$0.49
KES64.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
F CFA366
|
$0.45
KES59.08
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
Niger
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
$0.43
KES56.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$3.28
KES431.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.72
F CFA5,309
|
$2.60
KES341.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
F CFA1,413
|
$1.43
KES187.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
F CFA2,063
|
$2.25
KES295.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
F CFA1,041
|
$0.58
KES75.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$0.44
KES58.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
F CFA659
|
$0.65
KES84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA451
|
$0.37
KES48.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.26
KES34.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
F CFA162
|
$0.33
KES43.05
|
|
pay 57.9% more for transportation
Niger
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
F CFA2,172
|
$3.88
KES510.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
$32.60
KES4,282.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.21
F CFA12,240,177
|
$9,571.02
KES1,257,446.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
F CFA2,754
|
$9.76
KES1,282.82
|
|
pay 21.7% less for housing
Niger
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
$31.67
KES4,160.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.83
F CFA346,781
|
$146.91
KES19,300.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.64
F CFA227,990
|
$108.62
KES14,269.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.25
F CFA155,337
|
$16.25
KES2,134.79
|
|
pay 36.6% less for childcare
Niger
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$949.79
F CFA578,008
|
$127.01
KES16,686.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,609.28
F CFA2,805,040
|
$5,225.46
KES686,524.08
|
|
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$1.77
KES232.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
$1.34
KES176.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
$1.76
KES231.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
$32.78
KES4,306.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
F CFA2,550
|
$4.82
KES632.82
|
|
pay 51.1% less for clothing
Niger
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
$11.94
KES1,568.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.49
F CFA28,900
|
$19.76
KES2,596.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
$25.82
KES3,392.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
$26.69
KES3,506.93
|
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