Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 28.2% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 7.1% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€6.98
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.62
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.84
|
$1.24
F CFA760
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$0.60
F CFA368
|
|
pay 32.9% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.52
F CFA321
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.32
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.66
|
$8.72
F CFA5,345
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
$2.32
F CFA1,422
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.23
|
$3.39
F CFA2,077
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.71
F CFA1,048
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.61
F CFA373
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.08
F CFA664
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.74
F CFA454
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.27
F CFA163
|
|
pay 38.8% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$3.57
F CFA2,187
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$20,113.21
F CFA12,324,028
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.55
|
$4.53
F CFA2,773
|
|
pay 45.6% more for housing
Podgorica
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.30
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€412.42
|
$569.83
F CFA349,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€303.61
|
$374.64
F CFA229,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€80.86
|
$255.25
F CFA156,402
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€174.59
|
$949.79
F CFA581,968
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,443.11
|
$4,609.28
F CFA2,824,256
|
|
pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.05
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.57
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.59
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.08
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
|
pay 30.3% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€74.74
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.74
|
$47.49
F CFA29,098
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€78.82
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€94.71
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
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