Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 90.0% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
$9.96
F CFA6,059
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$1.39
F CFA846
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
pay 65.6% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,667
|
$0.52
F CFA316
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
$8.30
F CFA5,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
$8.67
F CFA5,275
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,647
|
$2.30
F CFA1,399
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
$3.36
F CFA2,042
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
$1.69
F CFA1,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
$0.60
F CFA366
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
$0.73
F CFA447
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
$0.56
F CFA344
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
$0.26
F CFA160
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
Kampala
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX22,081
|
$3.51
F CFA2,133
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$12.45
F CFA7,574
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,118,157
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
$3.82
F CFA2,323
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Kampala
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,062,183
|
$808.95
F CFA492,300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX676,443
|
$370.90
F CFA225,717
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
$173.40
F CFA105,524
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Kampala
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
$940.32
F CFA572,246
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,777,078
|
|
pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
$1.24
F CFA757
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$2.49
F CFA1,515
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
$55.31
F CFA33,662
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX22,138
|
$4.15
F CFA2,525
|
|
pay 57.5% more for clothing
Kampala
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX65,911
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
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