Cost of living comparison
Niger is 2.1 times more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Niger instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
Rp28,726
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
Rp57,008
|
$10.06
CFA6,167
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
Rp10,323
|
$1.24
CFA761
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
Rp6,138
|
$0.60
CFA368
|
|
pay 36.6% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
Rp19,302
|
$0.52
CFA321
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
Rp60,034
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
Rp82,902
|
$8.72
CFA5,350
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
Rp25,447
|
$2.32
CFA1,424
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
Rp24,222
|
$3.39
CFA2,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
Rp19,107
|
$1.71
CFA1,049
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rp9,336
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rp12,074
|
$1.08
CFA664
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
Rp7,833
|
$0.74
CFA455
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
Rp8,756
|
$0.57
CFA350
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
Rp14,968
|
$0.27
CFA163
|
|
pay 1.5% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
Rp50,206
|
$3.57
CFA2,189
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
Rp193,030
|
$12.57
CFA7,709
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
Rp428,131,484
|
$20,113.21
CFA12,334,315
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
Rp67,628
|
$4.53
CFA2,775
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Indonesia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
Rp545,927
|
$12.57
CFA7,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
Rp4,019,194
|
$569.83
CFA349,448
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
Rp2,647,436
|
$374.64
CFA229,743
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
Rp684,644
|
$255.25
CFA156,532
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Indonesia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
Rp1,732,851
|
$949.79
CFA582,454
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
Rp110,151,201
|
$4,609.28
CFA2,826,614
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
Rp43,965
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
Rp28,825
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
Rp34,667
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
Rp458,710
|
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,450
|
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
Indonesia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
Rp667,510
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
Rp492,916
|
$47.49
CFA29,123
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
Rp1,088,247
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
Rp1,014,801
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
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