Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 32.0% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 19.1% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,681
|
$5.03
F CFA3,060
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,395
|
$10.06
F CFA6,120
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$1.24
F CFA755
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.60
F CFA366
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA969
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,869
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,658
|
$8.72
F CFA5,309
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,117
|
$2.32
F CFA1,413
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,683
|
$3.39
F CFA2,063
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA894
|
$1.71
F CFA1,041
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
$0.61
F CFA370
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,365
|
$1.08
F CFA659
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA740
|
$0.74
F CFA451
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.27
F CFA162
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,519
|
$3.57
F CFA2,172
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,870,272
|
$20,113.21
F CFA12,240,177
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,630
|
$4.53
F CFA2,754
|
|
pay 8.2% more for housing
Libreville
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,501
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,010
|
$569.83
F CFA346,781
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,005
|
$374.64
F CFA227,990
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,001
|
$255.25
F CFA155,337
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
$949.79
F CFA578,008
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,530,022
|
$4,609.28
F CFA2,805,040
|
|
pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA612
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,122
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,076
|
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$4.19
F CFA2,550
|
|
pay 37.8% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,300
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,101
|
$47.49
F CFA28,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,451
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,651
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
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