Cost of living comparison
Niger is 83.5% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Niger instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 57.3% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
$1.24
F CFA760
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
$0.60
F CFA368
|
|
pay 47.5% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
$0.52
F CFA321
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
$8.72
F CFA5,345
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
$2.32
F CFA1,422
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
$3.39
F CFA2,077
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
$1.71
F CFA1,048
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
$0.61
F CFA373
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
$1.08
F CFA664
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
$0.74
F CFA454
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
$0.27
F CFA163
|
|
pay 2.7% less for transportation
Namibia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
$3.57
F CFA2,187
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
$20,113.21
F CFA12,324,028
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
$4.53
F CFA2,773
|
|
pay 89.1% more for housing
Namibia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
$569.83
F CFA349,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
$374.64
F CFA229,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
$255.25
F CFA156,402
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
$949.79
F CFA581,968
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
$4,609.28
F CFA2,824,256
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
Namibia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
$47.49
F CFA29,098
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
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