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Niamey vs. San Salvador Cost of Living Summary

Niamey is 40.3% more expensive than San Salvador.

Restaurants: pay 8.4% more in Niamey
Groceries: pay 18.9% less in Niamey
Transportation: pay 35.1% less in Niamey
Housing: pay 42.6% more in Niamey
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Niamey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% more in Niamey
Clothing: pay 3.4% more in Niamey

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

Niamey vs. San Salvador Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Niamey instead of San Salvador, you would:

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pay 8.4% more for restaurants

	San Salvador	Niamey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 SVC61.25	$5.34 F CFA3,057	-23.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SVC61.25	$10.68 F CFA6,113	+52.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 SVC9.93	$1.49 F CFA853	+31.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 SVC7.98	$0.67 F CFA382	-26.7%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 18.9% less for groceries

	San Salvador	Niamey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.95 SVC17.06	$0.59 F CFA340	-69.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.77 SVC32.95	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.84 SVC59.84	$10.28 F CFA5,882	+50.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.01 SVC26.33	$2.26 F CFA1,291	-25.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 SVC26.13	$2.78 F CFA1,592	-6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 SVC15.50	$1.62 F CFA924	-8.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SVC6.62	$0.67 F CFA385	-11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 SVC10.20	$1.35 F CFA770	+15.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 SVC10.64	$0.78 F CFA447	-35.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 SVC8.47	$0.67 F CFA385	-30.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SVC8.53	$0.32 F CFA185	-66.9%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 35.1% less for transportation

	San Salvador	Niamey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.82 SVC33.44	$3.81 F CFA2,179	-0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.00 SVC131.24	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,500.00 SVC223K	$21,367.07 F CFA12M	-16.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.93 SVC261.84	$3.38 F CFA1,936	-88.7%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 42.6% more for housing

	San Salvador	Niamey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.33 SVC379.14	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$900.00 SVC7,874.36	$979.32 F CFA560K	+8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.33 SVC6,634.88	$534.18 F CFA306K	-29.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.16 SVC718.81	$204.24 F CFA117K	+148.6%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	San Salvador	Niamey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.67 SVC1,423.22	$1,068.35 F CFA611K	+556.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,420.00 SVC56,170.45	$5,519.83 F CFA3M	-14.0%
Average			+271.4%

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pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports

	San Salvador	Niamey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SVC17.50	$1.34 F CFA764	-33.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 SVC28.43	$3.26 F CFA1,868	+0.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 SVC35.00	$2.67 F CFA1,528	-33.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.80 SVC269.48	$66.77 F CFA38,208	+116.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.25 SVC45.93	$5.34 F CFA3,057	+1.7%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 3.4% more for clothing

	San Salvador	Niamey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.60 SVC547.71	$71.22 F CFA40,755	+13.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.83 SVC401.01	$89.03 F CFA50,944	+94.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$131.80 SVC1,153.16	$53.42 F CFA30,566	-59.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.17 SVC955.13	$71.22 F CFA40,755	-34.8%
Average			+3.4%

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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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