Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 78.7% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 70.9% more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD37.35
|
$4.98
F CFA3,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD59.75
|
$9.96
F CFA6,020
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.32
|
$1.39
F CFA840
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.73
|
$0.62
F CFA376
|
|
pay 86.4% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.07
|
$0.52
F CFA314
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD47.30
|
$8.30
F CFA5,017
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.44
|
$8.67
F CFA5,241
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.83
|
$2.30
F CFA1,390
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.54
|
$3.36
F CFA2,029
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.45
|
$1.69
F CFA1,024
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.61
|
$0.60
F CFA364
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.97
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.46
|
$0.73
F CFA444
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.82
|
$0.56
F CFA341
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.73
|
$0.26
F CFA159
|
|
pay 42.3% less for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD57.91
|
$3.51
F CFA2,119
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD248.97
|
$12.45
F CFA7,525
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD268,890.58
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,040,261
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD80.87
|
$3.82
F CFA2,308
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD406.66
|
$47.02
F CFA28,428
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,108.48
|
$808.95
F CFA489,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,601.98
|
$370.90
F CFA224,266
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD319.22
|
$173.40
F CFA104,846
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,349.10
|
$940.32
F CFA568,568
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,501.77
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,759,227
|
|
pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD39.84
|
$1.24
F CFA753
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.30
|
$3.04
F CFA1,839
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD38.84
|
$2.49
F CFA1,505
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD261.41
|
$55.31
F CFA33,445
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD64.73
|
$4.15
F CFA2,508
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD639.17
|
$41.48
F CFA25,084
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD460.60
|
$47.02
F CFA28,428
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD935.65
|
$41.48
F CFA25,084
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD1,001.77
|
$41.48
F CFA25,084
|
|
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