Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 7.8% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 32.4% less for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$5.03
F CFA3,060
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
BBD17.48
|
$10.06
F CFA6,120
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BBD2.97
|
$1.24
F CFA755
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.57
|
$0.60
F CFA366
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
BBD5.42
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.41
BBD24.83
|
$8.72
F CFA5,309
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
BBD9.21
|
$2.32
F CFA1,413
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
BBD8.93
|
$3.39
F CFA2,063
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$1.71
F CFA1,041
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
$0.61
F CFA370
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
BBD3.07
|
$1.08
F CFA659
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$0.74
F CFA451
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
BBD2.66
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
BBD2.92
|
$0.27
F CFA162
|
|
pay 63.1% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
BBD16.01
|
$3.57
F CFA2,172
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
BBD72.00
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BBD75,000.00
|
$20,113.21
F CFA12,240,177
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$4.53
F CFA2,754
|
|
pay 44.5% more for housing
Bridgetown
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
BBD100.00
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.00
BBD1,060.00
|
$569.83
F CFA346,781
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.00
BBD920.00
|
$374.64
F CFA227,990
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.10
BBD140.20
|
$255.25
F CFA155,337
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$949.79
F CFA578,008
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,333.33
BBD10,666.67
|
$4,609.28
F CFA2,805,040
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
BBD6.00
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
BBD9.33
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.96
BBD15.93
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$4.19
F CFA2,550
|
|
pay 50.0% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.00
BBD154.00
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$47.49
F CFA28,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
BBD237.50
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
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