Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 58.9% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 49.8% more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH298.99
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH249.16
|
$9.96
F CFA6,003
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.47
|
$1.39
F CFA838
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.19
|
$0.62
F CFA375
|
|
pay 70.4% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH28.85
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH169.65
|
$8.30
F CFA5,002
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH153.15
|
$8.67
F CFA5,226
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH70.24
|
$2.30
F CFA1,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH77.86
|
$3.36
F CFA2,023
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.56
|
$1.69
F CFA1,021
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH25.11
|
$0.60
F CFA363
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH27.88
|
$1.07
F CFA647
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH36.98
|
$0.73
F CFA442
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.10
|
$0.56
F CFA340
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH14.78
|
$0.26
F CFA159
|
|
pay 12.0% less for transportation
Kiev
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH203.66
|
$3.51
F CFA2,113
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH381.22
|
$12.45
F CFA7,504
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,220,887.12
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,005,825
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH165.44
|
$3.82
F CFA2,301
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH229.44
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH22,033.96
|
$808.95
F CFA487,737
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH12,861.32
|
$370.90
F CFA223,625
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,842.47
|
$173.40
F CFA104,546
|
|
pay 62.0% more for childcare
Kiev
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH14,403.86
|
$940.32
F CFA566,942
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH271,229.29
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,751,335
|
|
pay 44.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH49.83
|
$1.24
F CFA750
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH52.90
|
$3.04
F CFA1,834
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH89.70
|
$2.49
F CFA1,501
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,056.17
|
$55.31
F CFA33,350
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH199.33
|
$4.15
F CFA2,501
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,732.10
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,440.60
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,441.74
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,726.58
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
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