Cost of living comparison
Niger is 36.1% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Niger instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 44.0% less for restaurants
Illinois
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.45
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.57
|
$9.96
F CFA6,003
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
|
$1.39
F CFA838
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
|
$0.62
F CFA375
|
|
pay 12.7% less for groceries
Illinois
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
|
$8.30
F CFA5,002
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
|
$8.67
F CFA5,226
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
|
$2.30
F CFA1,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.72
|
$3.36
F CFA2,023
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.69
F CFA1,021
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
|
$0.60
F CFA363
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$1.07
F CFA647
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$0.73
F CFA442
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.56
F CFA340
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.26
F CFA159
|
|
pay 49.3% less for transportation
Illinois
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
|
$3.51
F CFA2,113
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.17
|
$12.45
F CFA7,504
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,837.76
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,005,825
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.34
|
$3.82
F CFA2,301
|
|
pay 23.9% less for housing
Illinois
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.06
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,337.83
|
$808.95
F CFA487,737
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,055.94
|
$370.90
F CFA223,625
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.10
|
$173.40
F CFA104,546
|
|
pay 51.5% less for childcare
Illinois
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,229.51
|
$940.32
F CFA566,942
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,314.07
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,751,335
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
|
$1.24
F CFA750
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.57
|
$3.04
F CFA1,834
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.28
|
$2.49
F CFA1,501
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.37
|
$55.31
F CFA33,350
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.73
|
$4.15
F CFA2,501
|
|
pay 27.0% less for clothing
Illinois
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.00
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.10
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.83
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.76
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
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