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South Korea vs. Niger Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 37.9% more expensive than Niger overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.2% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 61.9% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 39.9% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 54.1% more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.2% more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 7.8% more in South Korea

The cost of groceries, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in South Korea are more expensive than in Niger. Expenses including housing and restaurants are lower in South Korea. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in South Korea.

South Korea vs. Niger Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Niger, you would:

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pay 0.2% less for restaurants

	Niger	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.34 F CFA3,009	$6.72 ₩9,907	+25.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 F CFA6,018	$5.50 ₩8,102	-48.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 F CFA840	$1.47 ₩2,161	-1.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 F CFA376	$0.82 ₩1,216	+23.5%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Niger	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 F CFA334	$2.87 ₩4,235	+384.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.63 ₩8,290
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.28 F CFA5,791	$7.67 ₩11,311	-25.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 F CFA1,271	$2.84 ₩4,180	+25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 F CFA1,567	$3.34 ₩4,917	+19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 F CFA910	$3.24 ₩4,768	+100.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA379	$1.39 ₩2,045	+106.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 F CFA758	$2.80 ₩4,121	+107.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 F CFA440	$2.40 ₩3,543	+207.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA379	$1.78 ₩2,627	+164.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 F CFA182	$1.20 ₩1,775	+272.7%
Average			+136.4%

Niger vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.9% more for transportation

	Niger	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 F CFA2,145	$4.40 ₩6,485	+15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$47.17 ₩69,524
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,367.07 F CFA12,036,998	$26,440.41 ₩38,967,875	+23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.38 F CFA1,906	$8.33 ₩12,280	+146.3%
Average			+61.9%

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pay 39.9% less for housing

	Niger	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$21.68 ₩31,958
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.32 F CFA551,696	$473.91 ₩698,442	-51.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$534.18 F CFA300,925	$357.19 ₩526,420	-33.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$204.24 F CFA115,060	$132.53 ₩195,326	-35.1%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 54.1% more for childcare

	Niger	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,068.35 F CFA601,850	$378.52 ₩557,869	-64.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,519.83 F CFA3,109,558	$15,055.40 ₩22,188,655	+172.8%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Niger	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 F CFA752	$3.12 ₩4,595	+133.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.26 F CFA1,839	$3.57 ₩5,258	+9.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.67 F CFA1,505	$3.18 ₩4,693	+19.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.77 F CFA37,616	$49.86 ₩73,483	-25.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.34 F CFA3,009	$10.12 ₩14,912	+89.4%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 7.8% more for clothing

	Niger	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.22 F CFA40,123	$66.46 ₩97,948	-6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$89.03 F CFA50,154	$50.68 ₩74,697	-43.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.42 F CFA30,092	$72.74 ₩107,204	+36.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.22 F CFA40,123	$103.23 ₩152,146	+44.9%
Average			+7.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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