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Buenos Aires vs. Niamey Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 41.0% more expensive than Niamey.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 51.0% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 70.5% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 32.2% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 33.0% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.5% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 73.2% more in Buenos Aires

The cost of restaurants, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Niamey. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Buenos Aires. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Niamey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Niamey, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Niamey	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.34 F CFA3,022	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+237.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 F CFA6,043	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+12.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 F CFA844	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	+46.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 F CFA378	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	+107.9%
Average			+100.9%

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pay 51.0% more for groceries

	Niamey	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 F CFA336	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	+387.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.13 ARS8,871.09
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.28 F CFA5,814	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	-43.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 F CFA1,276	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	+45.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 F CFA1,574	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	+40.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 F CFA914	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	-28.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA381	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	+42.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 F CFA761	$0.57 ARS819.15	-57.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 F CFA442	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	+46.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA381	$0.66 ARS952.66	-2.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 F CFA183	$0.58 ARS837.26	+79.2%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 70.5% more for transportation

	Niamey	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 F CFA2,154	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	+13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.00 ARS28,927.47
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,367.07 F CFA12,086,269	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	+17.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.38 F CFA1,914	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	+181.2%
Average			+70.5%

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pay 32.2% less for housing

	Niamey	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$29.42 ARS42,555.70
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.32 F CFA553,954	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	-32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$534.18 F CFA302,157	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	-13.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$204.24 F CFA115,531	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	-50.6%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 33.0% less for childcare

	Niamey	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,068.35 F CFA604,313	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	-65.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,519.83 F CFA3,122,286	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	-0.4%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 56.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Niamey	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 F CFA755	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	+184.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.26 F CFA1,847	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	+26.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.67 F CFA1,511	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	+37.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.77 F CFA37,770	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-34.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.34 F CFA3,022	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	+68.5%
Average			+56.5%

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pay 73.2% more for clothing

	Niamey	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.22 F CFA40,288	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+58.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$89.03 F CFA50,359	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.42 F CFA30,216	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	+142.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.22 F CFA40,288	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	+89.5%
Average			+73.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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