Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

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Niger

Niamey vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Niamey is 2.3 times more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 7.0% less in Niamey
Groceries: pay 4.0% less in Niamey
Transportation: pay 22.2% less in Niamey
Housing: pay 8.8 times more in Niamey
Childcare: pay 8.4 times more in Niamey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.3% more in Niamey
Clothing: pay 15.5% less in Niamey

The cost of housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Niamey are more expensive than in Maseru. Expenses including transportation, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Niamey. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Niamey.

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Niamey vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Niamey instead of Maseru, you would:

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pay 7.0% less for restaurants

	Maseru	Niamey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$6.40 F CFA3,737	-29.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$9.39 F CFA5,481	+11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$1.43 F CFA835	+34.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$0.96 F CFA561	+14.1%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 4.0% less for groceries

	Maseru	Niamey
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$0.54 F CFA316	-34.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$9.05 F CFA5,282	+106.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$2.16 F CFA1,262	+40.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$2.71 F CFA1,582	-3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$1.55 F CFA904	+81.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.72 F CFA422	-28.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$1.29 F CFA753	+5.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$0.75 F CFA437	-31.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$0.65 F CFA377	-8.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.31 F CFA181	-57.5%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 22.2% less for transportation

	Maseru	Niamey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$3.58 F CFA2,087	-28.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$20,484.30 F CFA12M	-2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$3.16 F CFA1,844	-47.4%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 8.8 times more for housing

	Maseru	Niamey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+122.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$938.86 F CFA548K	+908.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$512.11 F CFA299K	+821.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$130.54 F CFA76,211
Average			+784.2%

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pay 8.4 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Niamey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$1,024.21 F CFA598K	+1867.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$4,267.56 F CFA2M	+261.1%
Average			+742.9%

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pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Niamey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$1.28 F CFA747	-29.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$3.13 F CFA1,827	+56.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$2.56 F CFA1,495	-49.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$73.97 F CFA43,186	+221.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.12 F CFA2,990
Average			+38.3%

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pay 15.5% less for clothing

	Maseru	Niamey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$68.28 F CFA39,864	+48.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+53.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$51.21 F CFA29,898	-50.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$68.28 F CFA39,864	-54.5%
Average			-15.5%

Maseru vs. Niamey - Cost of clothing

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