Cost of living comparison
Niger is 70.1% more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Niger instead of Belize, you would:
pay 0.7% less for restaurants
Belize
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
$11.31
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
$12.35
|
$10.06
CFA6,167
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
$2.94
|
$1.24
CFA761
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
$2.10
|
$0.60
CFA368
|
|
pay 5.0% less for groceries
Belize
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
$3.27
|
$0.52
CFA321
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
$10.38
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
$18.47
|
$8.72
CFA5,350
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
$4.50
|
$2.32
CFA1,424
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
$5.09
|
$3.39
CFA2,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
$5.45
|
$1.71
CFA1,049
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
$1.07
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
$1.10
|
$1.08
CFA664
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.60
|
$0.74
CFA455
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
$2.31
|
$0.57
CFA350
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
$1.76
|
$0.27
CFA163
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
Belize
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
$15.57
|
$3.57
CFA2,189
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
$40.41
|
$12.57
CFA7,709
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
$50,136.54
|
$20,113.21
CFA12,334,315
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
$54.34
|
$4.53
CFA2,775
|
|
pay 51.4% more for housing
Belize
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
$216.95
|
$12.57
CFA7,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
$711.04
|
$569.83
CFA349,448
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
$577.83
|
$374.64
CFA229,743
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
$171.32
|
$255.25
CFA156,532
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Belize
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
$301.99
|
$949.79
CFA582,454
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,609.28
CFA2,826,614
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
$5.42
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
$8.53
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
$8.57
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
$79.70
|
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
$20.21
|
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
|
pay 12.4% less for clothing
Belize
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
$91.49
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
$54.09
|
$47.49
CFA29,123
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
$195.21
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
$228.02
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
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