Cost of living comparison
Rome is 90.5% more expensive than Niamey.
If you lived in Rome instead of Niamey, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Niamey
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$19.79
€18.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
F CFA760
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
F CFA368
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 59.2% more for groceries
Niamey
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA321
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$8.48
€7.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.72
F CFA5,345
|
$6.93
€6.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
F CFA1,422
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
F CFA2,077
|
$4.84
€4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
F CFA1,048
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA373
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
F CFA664
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
F CFA163
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Niamey
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
F CFA2,187
|
$7.67
€7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
$38.48
€35.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.21
F CFA12,324,028
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
F CFA2,773
|
$15.39
€14.38
|
|
pay 80.5% more for housing
Niamey
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
$30.43
€28.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.83
F CFA349,157
|
$1,171.91
€1,094.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.64
F CFA229,552
|
$773.95
€722.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.25
F CFA156,402
|
$173.31
€161.89
|
|
pay 22.7% more for childcare
Niamey
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$949.79
F CFA581,968
|
$531.12
€496.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,609.28
F CFA2,824,256
|
$8,734.44
€8,158.89
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Niamey
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$56.27
€52.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Niamey
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$85.59
€79.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.49
F CFA29,098
|
$36.33
€33.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$97.35
€90.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$123.90
€115.74
|
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