Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 54.4% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Managua, you would:
pay 30.9% more for restaurants
Managua
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
$9.96
F CFA6,003
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
$1.39
F CFA838
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
$0.62
F CFA375
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
Managua
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
$8.30
F CFA5,002
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
$8.67
F CFA5,226
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
$2.30
F CFA1,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
$3.36
F CFA2,023
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
$1.69
F CFA1,021
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
$0.60
F CFA363
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
$1.07
F CFA647
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.51
|
$0.73
F CFA442
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
$0.56
F CFA340
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
$0.26
F CFA159
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
Managua
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
$3.51
F CFA2,113
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
$12.45
F CFA7,504
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,912.70
F CFA12,005,825
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.51
|
$3.82
F CFA2,301
|
|
pay 80.6% more for housing
Managua
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.48
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,943.75
|
$808.95
F CFA487,737
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,187.50
|
$370.90
F CFA223,625
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.79
|
$173.40
F CFA104,546
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
$940.32
F CFA566,942
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO180,075.00
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,751,335
|
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
$1.24
F CFA750
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
$3.04
F CFA1,834
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
$2.49
F CFA1,501
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,966.85
|
$55.31
F CFA33,350
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
$4.15
F CFA2,501
|
|
pay 47.9% less for clothing
Managua
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.75
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.50
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.00
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,593.75
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
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