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Niger vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Niger is 18.8% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.5% less in Niger
Groceries: pay 34.2% more in Niger
Transportation: pay 36.9% less in Niger
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Niger
Childcare: pay 36.6% more in Niger
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.3% less in Niger
Clothing: pay 21.7% more in Niger

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, and clothing in Niger are more expensive than in Romania. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Niger. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Niger.

Niger vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Niger instead of Romania, you would:

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pay 21.5% less for restaurants

	Romania	Niger
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON44.83	$5.34 F CFA3,057	-46.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON33.38	$10.68 F CFA6,113	+42.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.66	$1.49 F CFA853	-23.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.21	$0.67 F CFA382	-58.7%
Average			-21.5%

Romania vs. Niger - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.2% more for groceries

	Romania	Niger
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.27	$0.59 F CFA340	-49.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON17.91	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON25.03	$10.28 F CFA5,882	+83.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.59	$2.26 F CFA1,291	-25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON12.95	$2.78 F CFA1,592	-4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.27	$1.62 F CFA924	+217.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.11	$0.67 F CFA385	-3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.13	$1.35 F CFA770	+91.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.15	$0.78 F CFA447	-16.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.75	$0.67 F CFA385	+71.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.85	$0.32 F CFA185	-22.2%
Average			+34.2%

Romania vs. Niger - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.9% less for transportation

	Romania	Niger
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON26.88	$3.81 F CFA2,179	-36.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON104.95	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON122K	$21,367.07 F CFA12M	-21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON31.59	$3.38 F CFA1,936	-52.2%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Romania	Niger
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON41.24	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,741.28	$979.32 F CFA560K	+151.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,290.26	$534.18 F CFA306K	+84.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON519.49	$204.24 F CFA117K	+75.5%
Average			+103.8%

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pay 36.6% more for childcare

	Romania	Niger
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,348.83	$1,068.35 F CFA611K	+103.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON35,046.74	$5,519.83 F CFA3M	-29.7%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Niger
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.46	$1.34 F CFA764	-43.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON11.17	$3.26 F CFA1,868	+30.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON26.24	$2.67 F CFA1,528	-54.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON188.30	$66.77 F CFA38,208	+58.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON30.81	$5.34 F CFA3,057	-22.6%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 21.7% more for clothing

	Romania	Niger
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON297.52	$71.22 F CFA40,755	+6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON171.80	$89.03 F CFA50,944	+131.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON348.66	$53.42 F CFA30,566	-31.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON395.27	$71.22 F CFA40,755	-19.6%
Average			+21.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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