Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 16.7% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Doha, you would:
pay 22.1% more for restaurants
Doha
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.99
|
$5.03
F CFA3,060
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.99
|
$10.06
F CFA6,120
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
$1.24
F CFA755
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$0.60
F CFA366
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
Doha
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.76
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.34
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.17
|
$8.72
F CFA5,309
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
$2.32
F CFA1,413
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.33
|
$3.39
F CFA2,063
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
$1.71
F CFA1,041
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.61
F CFA370
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$1.08
F CFA659
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$0.74
F CFA451
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.27
F CFA162
|
|
pay 21.9% less for transportation
Doha
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.78
|
$3.57
F CFA2,172
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.94
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,970.06
|
$20,113.21
F CFA12,240,177
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.97
|
$4.53
F CFA2,754
|
|
pay 6.4% less for housing
Doha
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.72
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,624.44
|
$569.83
F CFA346,781
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,166.81
|
$374.64
F CFA227,990
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.60
|
$255.25
F CFA155,337
|
|
pay 15.9% less for childcare
Doha
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,780.01
|
$949.79
F CFA578,008
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,641.96
|
$4,609.28
F CFA2,805,040
|
|
pay 64.4% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.48
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.07
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.99
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.96
|
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.99
|
$4.19
F CFA2,550
|
|
pay 39.1% less for clothing
Doha
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR235.27
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR192.03
|
$47.49
F CFA28,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.84
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.84
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
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