Cost of living comparison
Niger is 72.9% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Niger instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
|
Liberia
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
$10.06
CFA6,167
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$289.95
|
$1.24
CFA761
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
$515.47
|
$0.60
CFA368
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
|
Liberia
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
$263.79
|
$0.52
CFA321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
$1,933.00
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
$1,231.72
|
$8.72
CFA5,350
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
$1,030.93
|
$2.32
CFA1,424
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
$865.37
|
$3.39
CFA2,079
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$175.36
|
$1.71
CFA1,049
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
$242.05
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
$350.72
|
$1.08
CFA664
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
$456.34
|
$0.74
CFA455
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$201.97
|
$0.57
CFA350
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
$351.33
|
$0.27
CFA163
|
|
pay 73.7% more for transportation
|
Liberia
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
$760.86
|
$3.57
CFA2,189
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.57
CFA7,709
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
$980,006.49
|
$20,113.21
CFA12,334,315
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
$2,598.33
|
$4.53
CFA2,775
|
|
pay 16.8% more for housing
|
Liberia
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
$9,640.81
|
$12.57
CFA7,709
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
$131,508.29
|
$569.83
CFA349,448
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
$30,605.83
|
$374.64
CFA229,743
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
$40,523.64
|
$255.25
CFA156,532
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
|
Liberia
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
$25,600.84
|
$949.79
CFA582,454
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
$237,243.24
|
$4,609.28
CFA2,826,614
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Liberia
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$483.25
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
$708.77
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
$1,328.91
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
$12,854.42
|
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
$1,908.81
|
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
|
pay 88.4% more for clothing
|
Liberia
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
$2,168.16
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
$5,138.54
|
$47.49
CFA29,123
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
$9,342.83
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
$7,055.42
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
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