Cost of living comparison
Niger is 91.8% more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Niger instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
Dominica
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$1.24
F CFA756
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.60
F CFA366
|
|
pay 56.3% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$8.72
F CFA5,314
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$2.32
F CFA1,414
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.39
F CFA2,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.71
F CFA1,042
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
F CFA660
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.27
F CFA162
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
Dominica
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$12.57
F CFA7,658
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,113.21
F CFA12,252,051
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.53
F CFA2,757
|
|
pay 24.7% more for housing
Dominica
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$12.57
F CFA7,658
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$569.83
F CFA347,118
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$374.64
F CFA228,211
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$255.25
F CFA155,488
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
Dominica
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$949.79
F CFA578,569
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,609.28
F CFA2,807,762
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
|
pay 39.6% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$47.49
F CFA28,928
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
|
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