Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 2.9 times more expensive than Niamey.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Niamey, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Niamey
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$21.99
€20.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
F CFA760
|
$2.49
€2.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
F CFA368
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
pay 52.5% more for groceries
Niamey
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA321
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$5.13
€4.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.72
F CFA5,345
|
$5.26
€4.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
F CFA1,422
|
$3.75
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
F CFA2,077
|
$4.73
€4.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
F CFA1,048
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA373
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
F CFA664
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$1.62
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
F CFA163
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Niamey
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
F CFA2,187
|
$7.90
€7.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
$131.93
€123.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.21
F CFA12,324,028
|
$34,778.34
€32,486.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
F CFA2,773
|
$17.59
€16.43
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Niamey
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
$62.54
€58.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.83
F CFA349,157
|
$2,136.79
€1,995.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.64
F CFA229,552
|
$1,834.34
€1,713.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.25
F CFA156,402
|
$192.55
€179.87
|
|
pay 82.8% more for childcare
Niamey
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$949.79
F CFA581,968
|
$1,355.42
€1,266.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,609.28
F CFA2,824,256
|
$10,275.73
€9,598.62
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Niamey
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$4.11
€3.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$17.04
€15.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$50.27
€46.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 96.6% more for clothing
Niamey
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$90.63
€84.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.49
F CFA29,098
|
$39.17
€36.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$97.66
€91.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$106.59
€99.56
|
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