Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 62.3% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 45.9% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.35
|
$5.03
F CFA3,060
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.35
|
$10.06
F CFA6,120
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY31.02
|
$1.24
F CFA755
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.89
|
$0.60
F CFA366
|
|
pay 86.1% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.51
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.77
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.76
|
$8.72
F CFA5,309
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.90
|
$2.32
F CFA1,413
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY66.02
|
$3.39
F CFA2,063
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.31
|
$1.71
F CFA1,041
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY23.02
|
$0.61
F CFA370
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.36
|
$1.08
F CFA659
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.45
|
$0.74
F CFA451
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.25
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.11
|
$0.27
F CFA162
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
Ankara
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY139.95
|
$3.57
F CFA2,172
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY505.04
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,346,773.08
|
$20,113.21
F CFA12,240,177
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY127.94
|
$4.53
F CFA2,754
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY312.38
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,265.20
|
$569.83
F CFA346,781
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,526.50
|
$374.64
F CFA227,990
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,617.43
|
$255.25
F CFA155,337
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,345.92
|
$949.79
F CFA578,008
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,609.90
|
$4,609.28
F CFA2,805,040
|
|
pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.17
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.89
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.92
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY757.62
|
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.58
|
$4.19
F CFA2,550
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,433.79
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,084.47
|
$47.49
F CFA28,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,491.53
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,132.81
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
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