Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 72.9% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$5.03
F CFA3,060
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$10.06
F CFA6,120
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$1.24
F CFA755
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$0.60
F CFA366
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$8.72
F CFA5,309
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$2.32
F CFA1,413
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$3.39
F CFA2,063
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$1.71
F CFA1,041
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$0.61
F CFA370
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$1.08
F CFA659
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$0.74
F CFA451
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$0.27
F CFA162
|
|
pay 73.7% more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$3.57
F CFA2,172
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$20,113.21
F CFA12,240,177
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$4.53
F CFA2,754
|
|
pay 16.9% more for housing
Monrovia
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.29
|
$569.83
F CFA346,781
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.57
|
$374.64
F CFA227,990
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.07
|
$255.25
F CFA155,337
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$949.79
F CFA578,008
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.26
|
$4,609.28
F CFA2,805,040
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.94
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$4.19
F CFA2,550
|
|
pay 88.4% more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$47.49
F CFA28,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
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