Cost of living comparison
Niger is 7.5 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Niger instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs274
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
$10.06
CFA6,167
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$1.24
CFA761
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$0.60
CFA368
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$0.52
CFA321
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs596
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs476
|
$8.72
CFA5,350
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$2.32
CFA1,424
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$3.39
CFA2,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$1.71
CFA1,049
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$1.08
CFA664
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$0.74
CFA455
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.57
CFA350
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.27
CFA163
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs709
|
$3.57
CFA2,189
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
$12.57
CFA7,709
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
$20,113.21
CFA12,334,315
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs502
|
$4.53
CFA2,775
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
$12.57
CFA7,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
$569.83
CFA349,448
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
$374.64
CFA229,743
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
$255.25
CFA156,532
|
|
pay 28.3 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
$949.79
CFA582,454
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
$4,609.28
CFA2,826,614
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs705
|
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
$47.49
CFA29,123
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
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