Cost of living comparison
Niger is 84.6% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Niger instead of Albania, you would:
pay 22.2% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL504
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$1.24
F CFA760
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.60
F CFA368
|
|
pay 66.0% more for groceries
Albania
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.52
F CFA321
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL288
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL476
|
$8.72
F CFA5,345
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
$2.32
F CFA1,422
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL219
|
$3.39
F CFA2,077
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.71
F CFA1,048
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.61
F CFA373
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$1.08
F CFA664
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.74
F CFA454
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.27
F CFA163
|
|
pay 38.8% less for transportation
Albania
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL711
|
$3.57
F CFA2,187
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
$20,113.21
F CFA12,324,028
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
$4.53
F CFA2,773
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Albania
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
$569.83
F CFA349,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
$374.64
F CFA229,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
$255.25
F CFA156,402
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
$949.79
F CFA581,968
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
$4,609.28
F CFA2,824,256
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL482
|
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
Albania
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
$47.49
F CFA29,098
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
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