Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 48.6% more expensive than Niamey.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Niamey, you would:
pay 36.6% more for restaurants
Niamey
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
$10.76
ALL992
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
F CFA6,003
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
F CFA838
|
$1.61
ALL149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
F CFA375
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
pay 20.8% more for groceries
Niamey
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.30
F CFA5,002
|
$6.08
ALL561
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.67
F CFA5,226
|
$7.55
ALL696
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
F CFA1,386
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
F CFA2,023
|
$3.61
ALL333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
F CFA1,021
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA363
|
$1.11
ALL102
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA647
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA442
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA340
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA159
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Niamey
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
F CFA2,113
|
$7.77
ALL716
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.45
F CFA7,504
|
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,912.70
F CFA12,005,825
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.82
F CFA2,301
|
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
Niamey
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.95
F CFA487,737
|
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.90
F CFA223,625
|
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.40
F CFA104,546
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
|
pay 34.3% less for childcare
Niamey
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$940.32
F CFA566,942
|
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,563.33
F CFA2,751,335
|
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
|
pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports
Niamey
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
F CFA750
|
$2.69
ALL248
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
F CFA1,834
|
$1.81
ALL167
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
F CFA1,501
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.31
F CFA33,350
|
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
F CFA2,501
|
$8.61
ALL793
|
|
pay 98.0% more for clothing
Niamey
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
|
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