Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 15.5% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 48.3% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$5.03
CFA3,095
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
$10.06
CFA6,189
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.72
|
$1.24
CFA763
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.25
|
$0.60
CFA370
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
$0.52
CFA322
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.79
|
$8.72
CFA5,369
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
$2.32
CFA1,429
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.63
|
$3.39
CFA2,086
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.71
CFA1,053
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.61
CFA374
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$1.08
CFA667
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.74
CFA456
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.27
CFA164
|
|
pay 65.4% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.58
|
$3.57
CFA2,196
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.68
|
$12.57
CFA7,737
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,931.28
|
$20,113.21
CFA12,378,707
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.56
|
$4.53
CFA2,785
|
|
pay 49.3% less for housing
Berlin
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€40.01
|
$12.57
CFA7,737
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,264.55
|
$569.83
CFA350,706
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€937.37
|
$374.64
CFA230,570
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€256.27
|
$255.25
CFA157,096
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€197.37
|
$949.79
CFA584,550
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,398.57
|
$4,609.28
CFA2,836,787
|
|
pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.13
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.40
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.15
|
$50.28
CFA30,947
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$4.19
CFA2,579
|
|
pay 38.2% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€86.08
|
$41.90
CFA25,789
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.57
|
$47.49
CFA29,228
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€89.11
|
$41.90
CFA25,789
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.93
|
$41.90
CFA25,789
|
|
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