Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 21.2% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
ISK2,568
|
$5.03
F CFA3,060
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
ISK2,180
|
$10.06
F CFA6,120
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
ISK354
|
$1.24
F CFA755
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
ISK283
|
$0.60
F CFA366
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
ISK475
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
ISK1,004
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
ISK823
|
$8.72
F CFA5,309
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
ISK787
|
$2.32
F CFA1,413
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
ISK1,128
|
$3.39
F CFA2,063
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
ISK219
|
$1.71
F CFA1,041
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
ISK130
|
$0.61
F CFA370
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK172
|
$1.08
F CFA659
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
ISK309
|
$0.74
F CFA451
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
ISK174
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
ISK96
|
$0.27
F CFA162
|
|
pay 67.8% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
ISK1,241
|
$3.57
F CFA2,172
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
ISK9,148
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
ISK5,183,960
|
$20,113.21
F CFA12,240,177
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
ISK4,109
|
$4.53
F CFA2,754
|
|
pay 12.6% more for housing
Reykjavik
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
ISK8,936
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
ISK225,100
|
$569.83
F CFA346,781
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
ISK192,523
|
$374.64
F CFA227,990
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
ISK9,672
|
$255.25
F CFA155,337
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
ISK39,411
|
$949.79
F CFA578,008
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
ISK845,358
|
$4,609.28
F CFA2,805,040
|
|
pay 60.0% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
ISK1,321
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
ISK632
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
ISK1,626
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
ISK9,392
|
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
ISK1,906
|
$4.19
F CFA2,550
|
|
pay 49.6% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
ISK15,093
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
ISK6,058
|
$47.49
F CFA28,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
ISK19,220
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
ISK25,465
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
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