Cost of living comparison
Niger is 95.9% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Niger instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 55.1% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$1.24
F CFA760
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$0.60
F CFA368
|
|
pay 64.8% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$0.52
F CFA321
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$8.72
F CFA5,345
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$2.32
F CFA1,422
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$3.39
F CFA2,077
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$1.71
F CFA1,048
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$0.61
F CFA373
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$1.08
F CFA664
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$0.74
F CFA454
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$0.27
F CFA163
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$3.57
F CFA2,187
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$20,113.21
F CFA12,324,028
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$4.53
F CFA2,773
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$569.83
F CFA349,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$374.64
F CFA229,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$255.25
F CFA156,402
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$949.79
F CFA581,968
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$4,609.28
F CFA2,824,256
|
|
pay 45.0% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
|
pay 46.2% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$47.49
F CFA29,098
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
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