Cost of living comparison
Niger is 80.9% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Niger instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 41.9% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,871
|
$5.03
CFA3,095
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,444
|
$10.06
CFA6,189
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,429
|
$1.24
CFA763
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,336
|
$0.60
CFA370
|
|
pay 69.9% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
$0.52
CFA322
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,732
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,983
|
$8.72
CFA5,369
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,230
|
$2.32
CFA1,429
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,460
|
$3.39
CFA2,086
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,145
|
$1.71
CFA1,053
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,254
|
$0.61
CFA374
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,841
|
$1.08
CFA667
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,621
|
$0.74
CFA456
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,590
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,462
|
$0.27
CFA164
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,948
|
$3.57
CFA2,196
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,878
|
$12.57
CFA7,737
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
$20,113.21
CFA12,378,707
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,806
|
$4.53
CFA2,785
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,508
|
$12.57
CFA7,737
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,501,937
|
$569.83
CFA350,706
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,149
|
$374.64
CFA230,570
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,682
|
$255.25
CFA157,096
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
$949.79
CFA584,550
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
$4,609.28
CFA2,836,787
|
|
pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,747
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,412
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,571
|
$50.28
CFA30,947
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,161
|
$4.19
CFA2,579
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
$41.90
CFA25,789
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
$47.49
CFA29,228
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
$41.90
CFA25,789
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,106
|
$41.90
CFA25,789
|
|
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