Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 37.0% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 30.9% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
$9.96
F CFA6,003
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
$1.39
F CFA838
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
$0.62
F CFA375
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
$8.30
F CFA5,002
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
$8.67
F CFA5,226
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
$2.30
F CFA1,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
$3.36
F CFA2,023
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
$1.69
F CFA1,021
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
$0.60
F CFA363
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
$1.07
F CFA647
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
$0.73
F CFA442
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
$0.56
F CFA340
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
$0.26
F CFA159
|
|
pay 51.8% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
$3.51
F CFA2,113
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
$12.45
F CFA7,504
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.79
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,005,825
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
$3.82
F CFA2,301
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
$808.95
F CFA487,737
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
$370.90
F CFA223,625
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
$173.40
F CFA104,546
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
$940.32
F CFA566,942
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.90
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,751,335
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
$1.24
F CFA750
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
$3.04
F CFA1,834
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
$2.49
F CFA1,501
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
$55.31
F CFA33,350
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
$4.15
F CFA2,501
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
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