Cost of living comparison
Niger is 31.3% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Niger instead of Romania, you would:
pay 1.1% more for restaurants
Romania
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.16
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.03
|
$1.24
F CFA760
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.58
|
$0.60
F CFA368
|
|
pay 64.0% more for groceries
Romania
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
$0.52
F CFA321
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.22
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.13
|
$8.72
F CFA5,345
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
$2.32
F CFA1,422
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.35
|
$3.39
F CFA2,077
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$1.71
F CFA1,048
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.74
|
$0.61
F CFA373
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$1.08
F CFA664
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.06
|
$0.74
F CFA454
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.27
F CFA163
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
Romania
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.08
|
$3.57
F CFA2,187
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.32
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
$20,113.21
F CFA12,324,028
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.42
|
$4.53
F CFA2,773
|
|
pay 92.6% more for housing
Romania
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
$569.83
F CFA349,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON986.88
|
$374.64
F CFA229,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
$255.25
F CFA156,402
|
|
pay 97.8% more for childcare
Romania
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
$949.79
F CFA581,968
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
$4,609.28
F CFA2,824,256
|
|
pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.34
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.39
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.38
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.27
|
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Romania
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
$47.49
F CFA29,098
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.02
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
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