Cost of living comparison
Niger is 57.7% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Niger instead of Russia, you would:
pay 43.1% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB721.20
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB436.88
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.93
|
$1.24
F CFA760
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB38.17
|
$0.60
F CFA368
|
|
pay 66.4% more for groceries
Russia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.85
|
$0.52
F CFA321
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB410.04
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB323.86
|
$8.72
F CFA5,345
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB118.66
|
$2.32
F CFA1,422
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB166.64
|
$3.39
F CFA2,077
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.34
|
$1.71
F CFA1,048
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB52.05
|
$0.61
F CFA373
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.68
|
$1.08
F CFA664
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.98
|
$0.74
F CFA454
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.69
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.57
|
$0.27
F CFA163
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
Russia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB221.10
|
$3.57
F CFA2,187
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,803.03
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,908,883.23
|
$20,113.21
F CFA12,324,028
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB317.42
|
$4.53
F CFA2,773
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Russia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB611.26
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,908.07
|
$569.83
F CFA349,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,969.83
|
$374.64
F CFA229,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,506.29
|
$255.25
F CFA156,402
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,531.97
|
$949.79
F CFA581,968
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB437,254.61
|
$4,609.28
F CFA2,824,256
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB144.70
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB161.36
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB208.05
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,939.33
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB378.34
|
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
|
pay 27.7% less for clothing
Russia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,855.11
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,674.36
|
$47.49
F CFA29,098
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,371.50
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,946.18
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
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