Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 54.7% more expensive than Niamey.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Niamey, you would:
pay 58.4% more for restaurants
Niamey
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
$11.29
HUF4,065.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
F CFA6,059
|
$8.47
HUF3,049.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
F CFA846
|
$1.65
HUF595.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$1.26
HUF454.30
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
Niamey
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA316
|
$1.59
HUF571.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.30
F CFA5,049
|
$4.84
HUF1,742.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.67
F CFA5,275
|
$4.13
HUF1,487.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
F CFA1,399
|
$2.52
HUF905.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
F CFA2,042
|
$2.59
HUF930.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
F CFA1,031
|
$0.73
HUF261.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA366
|
$0.85
HUF306.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$0.90
HUF324.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA447
|
$1.41
HUF507.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA344
|
$0.57
HUF205.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA160
|
$0.62
HUF224.34
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Niamey
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
F CFA2,133
|
$6.74
HUF2,426.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.45
F CFA7,574
|
$26.82
HUF9,655.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,912.70
F CFA12,118,157
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,179,917.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.82
F CFA2,323
|
$13.04
HUF4,695.57
|
|
pay 19.1% less for housing
Niamey
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
$17.90
HUF6,442.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.95
F CFA492,300
|
$643.77
HUF231,766.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.90
F CFA225,717
|
$500.61
HUF180,225.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.40
F CFA105,524
|
$123.00
HUF44,282.47
|
|
pay 40.5% more for childcare
Niamey
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$940.32
F CFA572,246
|
$438.86
HUF157,997.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,563.33
F CFA2,777,078
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,848,863.83
|
|
pay 67.0% more for entertainment and sports
Niamey
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
F CFA757
|
$2.82
HUF1,016.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
$2.36
HUF848.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
F CFA1,515
|
$6.21
HUF2,235.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.31
F CFA33,662
|
$51.95
HUF18,703.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
F CFA2,525
|
$7.76
HUF2,794.98
|
|
pay 82.9% more for clothing
Niamey
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
$80.02
HUF28,807.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
$34.09
HUF12,274.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
$92.91
HUF33,447.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
$100.47
HUF36,170.34
|
|
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