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Niger vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Niger is 44.1% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.3% more in Niger
Groceries: pay 61.8% more in Niger
Transportation: pay 26.7% less in Niger
Housing: pay 98.7% more in Niger
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Niger
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.7% more in Niger
Clothing: pay 7.7% more in Niger

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Niger are more expensive than in Moldova. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Niger.

Niger vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Niger instead of Moldova, you would:

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pay 21.3% more for restaurants

	Moldova	Niger
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.86 MDL152.14	$5.34 F CFA3,016	-39.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.75 MDL133.13	$10.68 F CFA6,032	+37.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MDL14.85	$1.49 F CFA842	+72.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MDL9.98	$0.67 F CFA377	+14.8%
Average			+21.3%

Moldova vs. Niger - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.8% more for groceries

	Moldova	Niger
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 MDL7.84	$0.59 F CFA335	+30.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 MDL88.89	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.54 MDL77.92	$10.28 F CFA5,804	+126.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 MDL36.60	$2.26 F CFA1,274	+5.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 MDL41.65	$2.78 F CFA1,571	+14.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 MDL7.01	$1.62 F CFA912	+295.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 MDL14.73	$0.67 F CFA380	-21.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 MDL13.94	$1.35 F CFA760	+65.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MDL16.52	$0.78 F CFA441	-18.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MDL5.82	$0.67 F CFA380	+98.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 MDL4.57	$0.32 F CFA182	+21.4%
Average			+61.8%

Moldova vs. Niger - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.7% less for transportation

	Moldova	Niger
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 MDL90.58	$3.81 F CFA2,150	-27.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.10 MDL276.48	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,784.24 MDL546K	$21,367.07 F CFA12M	-32.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.21 MDL72.24	$3.38 F CFA1,910	-19.6%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 98.7% more for housing

	Moldova	Niger
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.63 MDL182.55	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$424.82 MDL7,293.66	$979.32 F CFA553K	+130.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$315.71 MDL5,420.35	$534.18 F CFA302K	+69.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.05 MDL1,786.45	$204.24 F CFA115K	+96.3%
Average			+98.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Moldova	Niger
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$314.41 MDL5,398.12	$1,068.35 F CFA603K	+239.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.73 MDL109K	$5,519.83 F CFA3M	-13.2%
Average			+113.3%

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pay 32.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Niger
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.61 MDL27.64	$1.34 F CFA754	-17.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 MDL28.89	$3.26 F CFA1,843	+94.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 MDL57.75	$2.67 F CFA1,508	-20.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.99 MDL549.28	$66.77 F CFA37,703	+108.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 MDL93.12	$5.34 F CFA3,016	-1.5%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 7.7% more for clothing

	Moldova	Niger
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.94 MDL977.59	$71.22 F CFA40,217	+25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.36 MDL830.25	$89.03 F CFA50,271	+84.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.20 MDL1,995.10	$53.42 F CFA30,162	-54.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.29 MDL1,618.93	$71.22 F CFA40,217	-24.5%
Average			+7.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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