Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 19.3% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 4.2% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
$9.96
F CFA6,059
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
$1.39
F CFA846
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
pay 34.6% more for groceries
Maputo
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
$0.52
F CFA316
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
$8.30
F CFA5,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
$8.67
F CFA5,275
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
$2.30
F CFA1,399
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$3.36
F CFA2,042
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
$1.69
F CFA1,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
$0.60
F CFA366
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.73
F CFA447
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
$0.56
F CFA344
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.26
F CFA160
|
|
pay 41.3% less for transportation
Maputo
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
$3.51
F CFA2,133
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$12.45
F CFA7,574
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,118,157
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
$3.82
F CFA2,323
|
|
pay 43.2% more for housing
Maputo
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
$808.95
F CFA492,300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
$370.90
F CFA225,717
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
$173.40
F CFA105,524
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Maputo
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$940.32
F CFA572,246
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,777,078
|
|
pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
$1.24
F CFA757
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$2.49
F CFA1,515
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
$55.31
F CFA33,662
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$4.15
F CFA2,525
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
Maputo
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
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