Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 2.2 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 52.2% more for restaurants
Damascus
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$5.03
F CFA3,060
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$10.06
F CFA6,120
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
$1.24
F CFA755
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
$0.60
F CFA366
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Damascus
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
$8.72
F CFA5,309
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
$2.32
F CFA1,413
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
$3.39
F CFA2,063
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
$1.71
F CFA1,041
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
$0.61
F CFA370
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
SYP782
|
$1.08
F CFA659
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP961
|
$0.74
F CFA451
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP721
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP446
|
$0.27
F CFA162
|
|
pay 35.2% less for transportation
Damascus
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
$3.57
F CFA2,172
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
$20,113.21
F CFA12,240,177
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
$4.53
F CFA2,754
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Damascus
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
$569.83
F CFA346,781
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
$374.64
F CFA227,990
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
$255.25
F CFA155,337
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Damascus
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
$949.79
F CFA578,008
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
$4,609.28
F CFA2,805,040
|
|
pay 87.3% more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$4.19
F CFA2,550
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Damascus
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
$47.49
F CFA28,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
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