Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.5 times more expensive than Niger.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Niger, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Niger
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
CFA3,093
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CFA6,187
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
CFA763
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
CFA369
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 98.6% more for groceries
Niger
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
CFA322
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.72
CFA5,367
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
CFA1,428
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
CFA2,085
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
CFA1,052
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA374
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CFA666
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA456
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
CFA164
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Niger
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
CFA2,196
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
CFA7,734
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.21
CFA12,373,646
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
CFA2,784
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Niger
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.57
CFA7,734
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.83
CFA350,562
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.64
CFA230,476
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.25
CFA157,031
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
Niger
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$949.79
CFA584,311
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,609.28
CFA2,835,627
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
CFA30,934
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
CFA2,578
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Niger
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.90
CFA25,778
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.49
CFA29,216
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.90
CFA25,778
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.90
CFA25,778
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Iceland or Niger. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.