Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 0.5% cheaper than Niamey.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Niamey, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
Niamey
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$4.49
KES594.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
$5.24
KES694.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
F CFA760
|
$0.50
KES66.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
F CFA368
|
$0.41
KES54.48
|
|
pay 29.9% less for groceries
Niamey
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA321
|
$0.48
KES62.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$5.31
KES703.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.72
F CFA5,345
|
$3.40
KES450.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
F CFA1,422
|
$1.37
KES181.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
F CFA2,077
|
$2.61
KES345.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
F CFA1,048
|
$0.92
KES121.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA373
|
$0.37
KES49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
F CFA664
|
$0.71
KES94.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$0.39
KES51.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$0.37
KES48.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
F CFA163
|
$0.38
KES50.93
|
|
pay 77.1% more for transportation
Niamey
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
F CFA2,187
|
$4.72
KES624.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
$33.03
KES4,376.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.21
F CFA12,324,028
|
$15,338.57
KES2,032,841.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
F CFA2,773
|
$10.74
KES1,422.99
|
|
pay 19.5% more for housing
Niamey
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
$45.12
KES5,979.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.83
F CFA349,157
|
$370.90
KES49,156.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.64
F CFA229,552
|
$174.44
KES23,119.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.25
F CFA156,402
|
$19.29
KES2,556.53
|
|
pay 10.3% less for childcare
Niamey
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$949.79
F CFA581,968
|
$128.41
KES17,018.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,609.28
F CFA2,824,256
|
$7,645.08
KES1,013,212.73
|
|
pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports
Niamey
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$1.87
KES247.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$2.13
KES282.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$2.62
KES347.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$42.98
KES5,696.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$5.99
KES793.30
|
|
pay 27.9% less for clothing
Niamey
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$16.15
KES2,141.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.49
F CFA29,098
|
$23.44
KES3,107.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$40.37
KES5,350.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$43.70
KES5,792.02
|
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