Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 6.3 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 50.3% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Niamey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$9.96
F CFA6,059
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$1.39
F CFA846
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
pay 59.3% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$0.52
F CFA316
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$8.30
F CFA5,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$8.67
F CFA5,275
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$2.30
F CFA1,399
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$3.36
F CFA2,042
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.69
F CFA1,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.60
F CFA366
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.73
F CFA447
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.56
F CFA344
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.26
F CFA160
|
|
pay 6.6% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$3.51
F CFA2,133
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$12.45
F CFA7,574
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,118,157
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$3.82
F CFA2,323
|
|
pay 50.2% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$808.95
F CFA492,300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$370.90
F CFA225,717
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$173.40
F CFA105,524
|
|
pay 41.1 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$940.32
F CFA572,246
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,563.33
F CFA2,777,078
|
|
pay 65.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$1.24
F CFA757
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$2.49
F CFA1,515
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$55.31
F CFA33,662
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$4.15
F CFA2,525
|
|
pay 66.7% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
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