Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 94.4% more expensive than Niamey.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Niamey, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Niamey
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
$14.27
UYU549.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
F CFA6,003
|
$10.38
UYU399.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
F CFA838
|
$2.24
UYU86.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
F CFA375
|
$1.68
UYU64.90
|
|
pay 81.6% more for groceries
Niamey
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
$2.92
UYU112.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.30
F CFA5,002
|
$6.16
UYU237.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.67
F CFA5,226
|
$4.38
UYU168.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
F CFA1,386
|
$4.58
UYU176.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
F CFA2,023
|
$4.51
UYU173.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
F CFA1,021
|
$1.08
UYU41.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA363
|
$1.18
UYU45.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA647
|
$0.73
UYU28.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA442
|
$1.36
UYU52.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA340
|
$0.86
UYU32.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA159
|
$0.82
UYU31.48
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Niamey
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
F CFA2,113
|
$7.50
UYU289.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.45
F CFA7,504
|
$46.69
UYU1,799.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,912.70
F CFA12,005,825
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,598,174.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.82
F CFA2,301
|
$22.44
UYU864.76
|
|
pay 11.1% less for housing
Niamey
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
$43.70
UYU1,684.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.95
F CFA487,737
|
$610.68
UYU23,534.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.90
F CFA223,625
|
$460.50
UYU17,747.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.40
F CFA104,546
|
$109.30
UYU4,212.21
|
|
pay 14.9% more for childcare
Niamey
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$940.32
F CFA566,942
|
$391.27
UYU15,079.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,563.33
F CFA2,751,335
|
$8,590.90
UYU331,083.46
|
|
pay 97.0% more for entertainment and sports
Niamey
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
F CFA750
|
$3.37
UYU129.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
F CFA1,834
|
$4.18
UYU161.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
F CFA1,501
|
$5.19
UYU199.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.31
F CFA33,350
|
$61.70
UYU2,377.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
F CFA2,501
|
$10.64
UYU409.89
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Niamey
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
$101.17
UYU3,898.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
$44.13
UYU1,700.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
$115.51
UYU4,451.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
$119.30
UYU4,597.75
|
|
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