Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 75.6% more expensive than Niamey.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Niamey, you would:
pay 12.5% less for restaurants
Niamey
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
$7.13
ETB408.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
F CFA6,059
|
$6.24
ETB357.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
F CFA846
|
$0.82
ETB46.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$0.53
ETB30.58
|
|
pay 25.0% more for groceries
Niamey
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA316
|
$1.09
ETB62.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.30
F CFA5,049
|
$4.56
ETB261.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.67
F CFA5,275
|
$5.68
ETB326.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
F CFA1,399
|
$2.58
ETB147.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
F CFA2,042
|
$6.17
ETB353.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
F CFA1,031
|
$2.95
ETB169.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA366
|
$0.49
ETB27.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$1.10
ETB62.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA447
|
$0.39
ETB22.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA344
|
$0.29
ETB16.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA160
|
$0.76
ETB43.63
|
|
pay 10.7% more for transportation
Niamey
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
F CFA2,133
|
$4.65
ETB266.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.45
F CFA7,574
|
$10.00
ETB573.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,912.70
F CFA12,118,157
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,462,875.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.82
F CFA2,323
|
$3.88
ETB222.50
|
|
pay 42.2% more for housing
Niamey
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
$152.46
ETB8,746.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.95
F CFA492,300
|
$621.38
ETB35,647.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.90
F CFA225,717
|
$355.45
ETB20,391.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.40
F CFA105,524
|
$124.84
ETB7,161.68
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Niamey
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$940.32
F CFA572,246
|
$83.24
ETB4,775.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,563.33
F CFA2,777,078
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,519,396.27
|
|
pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports
Niamey
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
F CFA757
|
$1.00
ETB57.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
$1.11
ETB63.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
F CFA1,515
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.31
F CFA33,662
|
$80.77
ETB4,633.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
F CFA2,525
|
$5.00
ETB286.84
|
|
pay 69.6% more for clothing
Niamey
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
$40.11
ETB2,301.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
$57.34
ETB3,289.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
$92.44
ETB5,303.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
$98.33
ETB5,641.15
|
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