Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 82.6% more expensive than Niamey.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Niamey, you would:
pay 83.3% more for restaurants
Niamey
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
F CFA6,059
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
F CFA846
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Niamey
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA316
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.30
F CFA5,049
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.67
F CFA5,275
|
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
F CFA1,399
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
F CFA2,042
|
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
F CFA1,031
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA366
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA447
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA344
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA160
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Niamey
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
F CFA2,133
|
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.45
F CFA7,574
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,912.70
F CFA12,118,157
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.82
F CFA2,323
|
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
|
pay 28.9% less for housing
Niamey
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.95
F CFA492,300
|
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.90
F CFA225,717
|
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.40
F CFA105,524
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
|
pay 55.6% less for childcare
Niamey
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$940.32
F CFA572,246
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,563.33
F CFA2,777,078
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 43.8% more for entertainment and sports
Niamey
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
F CFA757
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
F CFA1,515
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.31
F CFA33,662
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
F CFA2,525
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Niamey
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
|
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