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Niger vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary

Niger is 69.6% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.

Restaurants
pay 31.4% more in Niger
Groceries
pay 6.5% less in Niger
Transportation
pay 51.8% less in Niger
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Niger
Childcare
pay 4.1 times more in Niger
Entertainment and Sports
pay 24.5% more in Niger

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Niger are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Niger. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Niger.

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Niger vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Niger instead of Burkina Faso, you would:

pay 31.4% more for restaurants

 
Burkina Faso
Niger
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.37
F CFA3,055
$5.34
F CFA3,042
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.05
F CFA4,583
$10.68
F CFA6,083
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
F CFA475
$1.49
F CFA849
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pay 6.5% less for groceries

 
Burkina Faso
Niger
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.95
F CFA539
$0.59
F CFA338
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.94
F CFA5,092
??
Milk (1 gallon) $10.61
F CFA6,040
$10.28
F CFA5,853
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pay 51.8% less for transportation

 
Burkina Faso
Niger
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.76
F CFA3,277
$3.81
F CFA2,168
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,457.72
F CFA22M
$21,367.07
F CFA12M
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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Burkina Faso
Niger
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $50.62
F CFA28,823
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $447.18
F CFA255K
$979.32
F CFA558K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $280.23
F CFA160K
$534.18
F CFA304K
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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

 
Burkina Faso
Niger
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $134.15
F CFA76,385
$1,068.35
F CFA608K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,731.14
F CFA10M
$5,519.83
F CFA3M
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pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Burkina Faso
Niger
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.07
F CFA611
$1.34
F CFA760
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.79
F CFA1,018
$3.26
F CFA1,859
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.79
F CFA1,018
$2.67
F CFA1,521
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Burkina Faso
Niger
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $71.22
F CFA40,553
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $89.03
F CFA50,692
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $53.42
F CFA30,415
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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