Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 19.9% more expensive than Niamey.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Niamey, you would:
pay 3.5% less for restaurants
Niamey
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
$8.17
ZAR151.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
F CFA6,059
|
$4.36
ZAR80.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
F CFA846
|
$0.91
ZAR16.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$0.70
ZAR12.98
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
Niamey
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA316
|
$0.99
ZAR18.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.30
F CFA5,049
|
$3.57
ZAR66.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.67
F CFA5,275
|
$4.49
ZAR83.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
F CFA1,399
|
$2.28
ZAR42.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
F CFA2,042
|
$1.97
ZAR36.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
F CFA1,031
|
$0.62
ZAR11.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA366
|
$0.60
ZAR11.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$0.61
ZAR11.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA447
|
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA344
|
$0.52
ZAR9.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA160
|
$0.56
ZAR10.34
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Niamey
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
F CFA2,133
|
$4.84
ZAR89.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.45
F CFA7,574
|
$62.65
ZAR1,162.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,912.70
F CFA12,118,157
|
$18,595.53
ZAR345,047.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.82
F CFA2,323
|
$11.25
ZAR208.74
|
|
pay 30.7% less for housing
Niamey
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
$40.52
ZAR751.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.95
F CFA492,300
|
$408.57
ZAR7,581.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.90
F CFA225,717
|
$350.25
ZAR6,499.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.40
F CFA105,524
|
$79.77
ZAR1,480.13
|
|
pay 48.1% less for childcare
Niamey
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$940.32
F CFA572,246
|
$214.13
ZAR3,973.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,563.33
F CFA2,777,078
|
$3,698.27
ZAR68,622.80
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
Niamey
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
F CFA757
|
$2.23
ZAR41.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
$1.83
ZAR33.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
F CFA1,515
|
$2.72
ZAR50.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.31
F CFA33,662
|
$32.65
ZAR605.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
F CFA2,525
|
$6.95
ZAR128.88
|
|
pay 55.1% more for clothing
Niamey
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
$47.52
ZAR881.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
$34.15
ZAR633.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
$85.40
ZAR1,584.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
$94.42
ZAR1,752.04
|
|
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