Cost of living comparison
Niger is 9.1% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Niger instead of Laos, you would:
pay 63.4% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,384
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$10.06
CFA6,167
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,592
|
$1.24
CFA761
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,971
|
$0.60
CFA368
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
Laos
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,449
|
$0.52
CFA321
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭212,234
|
$8.72
CFA5,350
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭42,008
|
$2.32
CFA1,424
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,489
|
$3.39
CFA2,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,912
|
$1.71
CFA1,049
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,178
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,464
|
$1.08
CFA664
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,602
|
$0.74
CFA455
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,573
|
$0.57
CFA350
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,667
|
$0.27
CFA163
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
Laos
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭95,385
|
$3.57
CFA2,189
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$12.57
CFA7,709
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
$20,113.21
CFA12,334,315
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭297,271
|
$4.53
CFA2,775
|
|
pay 33.7% more for housing
Laos
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
$12.57
CFA7,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,856,282
|
$569.83
CFA349,448
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,897,355
|
$374.64
CFA229,743
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
$255.25
CFA156,532
|
|
pay 2.6% more for childcare
Laos
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$949.79
CFA582,454
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
$4,609.28
CFA2,826,614
|
|
pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,265
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭43,137
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,471
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭732,329
|
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
Laos
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
$47.49
CFA29,123
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭958,490
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
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