Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 20.2% cheaper than Niamey.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Niamey, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
Niamey
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
F CFA6,059
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
F CFA846
|
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
|
pay 22.2% more for groceries
Niamey
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA316
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.30
F CFA5,049
|
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.67
F CFA5,275
|
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
F CFA1,399
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
F CFA2,042
|
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
F CFA1,031
|
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA366
|
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA447
|
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA344
|
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA160
|
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
|
pay 9.1% more for transportation
Niamey
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
F CFA2,133
|
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.45
F CFA7,574
|
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,912.70
F CFA12,118,157
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.82
F CFA2,323
|
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
|
pay 65.6% less for housing
Niamey
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.95
F CFA492,300
|
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.90
F CFA225,717
|
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.40
F CFA105,524
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
|
pay 93.2% less for childcare
Niamey
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$940.32
F CFA572,246
|
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,563.33
F CFA2,777,078
|
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
|
pay 36.9% more for entertainment and sports
Niamey
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
F CFA757
|
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
F CFA1,515
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.31
F CFA33,662
|
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
F CFA2,525
|
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
|
pay 11.5% less for clothing
Niamey
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
|
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