Cost of living comparison
Niger is 73.2% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Niger instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 27.2% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
Bs23.89
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
Bs45.27
|
$10.06
CFA6,167
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Bs6.75
|
$1.24
CFA761
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Bs5.21
|
$0.60
CFA368
|
|
pay 60.0% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
Bs8.87
|
$0.52
CFA321
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
Bs17.07
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
Bs25.05
|
$8.72
CFA5,350
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Bs10.70
|
$2.32
CFA1,424
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
Bs12.28
|
$3.39
CFA2,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
Bs6.81
|
$1.71
CFA1,049
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
Bs3.26
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Bs3.57
|
$1.08
CFA664
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Bs4.19
|
$0.74
CFA455
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Bs3.85
|
$0.57
CFA350
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
Bs3.60
|
$0.27
CFA163
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
Bolivia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
Bs14.08
|
$3.57
CFA2,189
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
Bs216.27
|
$12.57
CFA7,709
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
Bs107,432.55
|
$20,113.21
CFA12,334,315
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
Bs105.87
|
$4.53
CFA2,775
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
Bs367.61
|
$12.57
CFA7,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
Bs2,131.17
|
$569.83
CFA349,448
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
Bs1,481.57
|
$374.64
CFA229,743
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
Bs203.38
|
$255.25
CFA156,532
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
Bs1,185.45
|
$949.79
CFA582,454
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
Bs25,283.70
|
$4,609.28
CFA2,826,614
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
Bs14.84
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Bs16.43
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
Bs19.00
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
Bs287.95
|
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
Bs52.36
|
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
Bs285.37
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
Bs337.17
|
$47.49
CFA29,123
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
Bs455.89
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
Bs398.36
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
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