Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 77.0% more expensive than Niamey.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Niamey, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Niamey
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
F CFA6,003
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
F CFA838
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
F CFA375
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 99.2% more for groceries
Niamey
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.30
F CFA5,002
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.67
F CFA5,226
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
F CFA1,386
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
F CFA2,023
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
F CFA1,021
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA363
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA647
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA442
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA340
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA159
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Niamey
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
F CFA2,113
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.45
F CFA7,504
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,912.70
F CFA12,005,825
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.82
F CFA2,301
|
?? |
pay 34.7% less for housing
Niamey
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.95
F CFA487,737
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.90
F CFA223,625
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.40
F CFA104,546
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Niamey
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$940.32
F CFA566,942
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,563.33
F CFA2,751,335
|
?? |
pay 68.7% more for entertainment and sports
Niamey
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
F CFA750
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
F CFA1,834
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
F CFA1,501
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.31
F CFA33,350
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
F CFA2,501
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Niamey
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
?? |
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