Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 6.3% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
Conakry
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
$9.96
F CFA6,059
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$1.39
F CFA846
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
pay 8.2% less for groceries
Conakry
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
$0.52
F CFA316
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
$8.30
F CFA5,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
$8.67
F CFA5,275
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
$2.30
F CFA1,399
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
$3.36
F CFA2,042
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
$1.69
F CFA1,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
$0.60
F CFA366
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
$0.73
F CFA447
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
$0.56
F CFA344
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
$0.26
F CFA160
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
Conakry
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
$3.51
F CFA2,133
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.45
F CFA7,574
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,912.70
F CFA12,118,157
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.82
F CFA2,323
|
|
pay 46.4% more for housing
Conakry
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
$808.95
F CFA492,300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
$370.90
F CFA225,717
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
$173.40
F CFA105,524
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
$940.32
F CFA572,246
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,777,078
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$1.24
F CFA757
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
$2.49
F CFA1,515
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
$55.31
F CFA33,662
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
$4.15
F CFA2,525
|
|
pay 54.2% more for clothing
Conakry
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
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