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Niamey vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Niamey is 13.1% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 30.9% less in Niamey
Groceries: pay 48.9% less in Niamey
Transportation: pay 47.6% less in Niamey
Housing: pay 26.1% more in Niamey
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Niamey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% less in Niamey
Clothing: pay 7.3% more in Niamey

The cost of childcare, housing, and clothing in Niamey are more expensive than in Saint John's. Expenses including groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Niamey. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Niamey.

Niamey vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Niamey instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 30.9% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Niamey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$5.34 F CFA2,992	-61.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$10.68 F CFA5,984	-3.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$1.49 F CFA835	-28.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.67 F CFA374	-30.1%
Average			-30.9%

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pay 48.9% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Niamey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$0.59 F CFA332	-78.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$10.28 F CFA5,757	+22.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$2.26 F CFA1,263	-58.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$2.78 F CFA1,558	-24.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.62 F CFA905	-45.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.67 F CFA377	-39.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.35 F CFA754	-63.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.78 F CFA437	-78.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.67 F CFA377	-48.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.32 F CFA181	-75.1%
Average			-48.9%

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pay 47.6% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Niamey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$3.81 F CFA2,133	-39.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$21,367.07 F CFA11,967,622	-9.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$3.38 F CFA1,895	-93.4%
Average			-47.6%

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pay 26.1% more for housing

	Saint John's	Niamey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$979.32 F CFA548,516	-6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$534.18 F CFA299,191	-21.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$204.24 F CFA114,396	+106.2%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Niamey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,068.35 F CFA598,381
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$5,519.83 F CFA3,091,636	+198.4%
Average			+198.4%

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pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Niamey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.34 F CFA748	-27.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$3.26 F CFA1,828	-17.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.67 F CFA1,496
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$66.77 F CFA37,399	+8.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$5.34 F CFA2,992	-13.8%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 7.3% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Niamey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$71.22 F CFA39,892	+42.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$89.03 F CFA49,865
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$53.42 F CFA29,919	-27.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$71.22 F CFA39,892
Average			+7.3%

Saint John's vs. Niamey - Cost of clothing

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