Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 15.6% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€14.71
|
$4.98
F CFA2,943
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€9.81
|
$9.96
F CFA5,885
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.62
|
$1.39
F CFA821
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.80
|
$0.62
F CFA368
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.78
|
$0.52
F CFA307
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.84
|
$8.30
F CFA4,904
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.32
|
$8.67
F CFA5,124
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.89
|
$2.30
F CFA1,359
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.20
|
$3.36
F CFA1,984
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.01
|
$1.69
F CFA1,001
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$0.60
F CFA356
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.96
|
$1.07
F CFA634
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.75
|
$0.73
F CFA434
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.54
|
$0.56
F CFA334
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.81
|
$0.26
F CFA156
|
|
pay 65.1% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.09
|
$3.51
F CFA2,072
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€65.33
|
$12.45
F CFA7,357
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€31,628.18
|
$19,912.70
F CFA11,770,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.23
|
$3.82
F CFA2,256
|
|
pay 33.2% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€18.63
|
$47.02
F CFA27,791
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€999.51
|
$808.95
F CFA478,175
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€798.15
|
$370.90
F CFA219,241
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€81.91
|
$173.40
F CFA102,496
|
|
pay 61.5% more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€302.81
|
$940.32
F CFA555,827
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,542.40
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,697,395
|
|
pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€7.85
|
$1.24
F CFA736
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.38
|
$3.04
F CFA1,798
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.00
|
$2.49
F CFA1,471
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€40.95
|
$55.31
F CFA32,696
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€16.67
|
$4.15
F CFA2,452
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€81.49
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€29.49
|
$47.02
F CFA27,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€71.36
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€93.20
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
|
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