Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 2.2 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Praia, you would:
pay 7.1% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE480.88
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE145.40
|
$1.24
F CFA760
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.28
|
$0.60
F CFA368
|
|
pay 23.6% more for groceries
Praia
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE121.95
|
$0.52
F CFA321
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE331.49
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE363.40
|
$8.72
F CFA5,345
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE254.20
|
$2.32
F CFA1,422
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE203.54
|
$3.39
F CFA2,077
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE126.50
|
$1.71
F CFA1,048
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
$0.61
F CFA373
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
$1.08
F CFA664
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE96.60
|
$0.74
F CFA454
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.10
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.70
|
$0.27
F CFA163
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
Praia
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE656.78
|
$3.57
F CFA2,187
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
$20,113.21
F CFA12,324,028
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
$4.53
F CFA2,773
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Praia
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,185.98
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,352.36
|
$569.83
F CFA349,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,267.25
|
$374.64
F CFA229,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,437.75
|
$255.25
F CFA156,402
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,862.00
|
$949.79
F CFA581,968
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,522.19
|
$4,609.28
F CFA2,824,256
|
|
pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.01
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.04
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,873.27
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Praia
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
$47.49
F CFA29,098
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,169.13
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
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