Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 77.3% more expensive than Niamey.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Niamey, you would:
pay 2.7% less for restaurants
Niamey
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
$6.59
¥1,025
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
F CFA6,003
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
F CFA838
|
$1.15
¥178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
F CFA375
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Niamey
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.30
F CFA5,002
|
$7.97
¥1,241
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.67
F CFA5,226
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
F CFA1,386
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
F CFA2,023
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
F CFA1,021
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA363
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA647
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA442
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA340
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA159
|
$1.23
¥192
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Niamey
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
F CFA2,113
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.45
F CFA7,504
|
$50.63
¥7,881
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,912.70
F CFA12,005,825
|
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.82
F CFA2,301
|
$25.31
¥3,941
|
|
pay 6.5% more for housing
Niamey
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.95
F CFA487,737
|
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.90
F CFA223,625
|
$584.76
¥91,032
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.40
F CFA104,546
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
|
pay 85.4% more for childcare
Niamey
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$940.32
F CFA566,942
|
$486.02
¥75,661
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,563.33
F CFA2,751,335
|
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
|
pay 85.5% more for entertainment and sports
Niamey
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
F CFA750
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
F CFA1,834
|
$3.30
¥513
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
F CFA1,501
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.31
F CFA33,350
|
$61.83
¥9,626
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
F CFA2,501
|
$12.21
¥1,900
|
|
pay 36.9% more for clothing
Niamey
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
$79.69
¥12,406
|
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