Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 36.4% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,016
|
$4.98
F CFA3,008
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK69,536
|
$9.96
F CFA6,016
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,492
|
$1.39
F CFA840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,203
|
$0.62
F CFA376
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK19,976
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK302,265
|
$8.30
F CFA5,013
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK141,687
|
$8.67
F CFA5,238
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK38,625
|
$2.30
F CFA1,389
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK64,623
|
$3.36
F CFA2,028
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,410
|
$1.69
F CFA1,023
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK10,847
|
$0.60
F CFA364
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,380
|
$1.07
F CFA648
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,244
|
$0.73
F CFA443
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,137
|
$0.56
F CFA341
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,085
|
$0.26
F CFA159
|
|
pay 54.3% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK110,324
|
$3.51
F CFA2,118
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,094,402
|
$12.45
F CFA7,520
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK621,101,868
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,031,389
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK385,122
|
$3.82
F CFA2,306
|
|
pay 89.4% more for housing
Vientiane
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK286,952
|
$47.02
F CFA28,407
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,542,901
|
$808.95
F CFA488,775
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK16,864,793
|
$370.90
F CFA224,101
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,405,151
|
$173.40
F CFA104,769
|
|
pay 61.6% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,362,596
|
$940.32
F CFA568,149
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK199,692,777
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,757,193
|
|
pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,396
|
$1.24
F CFA752
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK35,848
|
$3.04
F CFA1,838
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,240
|
$2.49
F CFA1,504
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,094,951
|
$55.31
F CFA33,421
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,489
|
$4.15
F CFA2,507
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,759,664
|
$41.48
F CFA25,065
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,338,181
|
$47.02
F CFA28,407
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,262,759
|
$41.48
F CFA25,065
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK916,654
|
$41.48
F CFA25,065
|
|
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