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Niamey vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Niamey is 18.2% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 16.9% less in Niamey
Groceries: pay 5.7% more in Niamey
Transportation: pay 29.8% less in Niamey
Housing: pay 70.4% more in Niamey
Childcare: pay 54.8% more in Niamey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% less in Niamey
Clothing: pay 45.5% more in Niamey

The cost of housing, childcare, clothing, and groceries in Niamey are more expensive than in Santiago. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Niamey.

Niamey vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Niamey instead of Santiago, you would:

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pay 16.9% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Niamey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.50 CLF0.2500	$5.34 F CFA3,009	-49.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 CLF0.1900	$10.68 F CFA6,018	+31.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 CLF0.0400	$1.49 F CFA840	-7.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$0.67 F CFA376	-42.6%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 5.7% more for groceries

	Santiago	Niamey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 CLF0.0400	$0.59 F CFA334	-61.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.13 CLF0.1200	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 CLF0.1100	$10.28 F CFA5,791	+127.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.01 CLF0.0900	$2.26 F CFA1,271	-43.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 CLF0.0700	$2.78 F CFA1,567	-7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$1.62 F CFA910	+78.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.67 F CFA379	-3.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 CLF0.0200	$1.35 F CFA758	+46.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$0.78 F CFA440	-7.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 CLF0.0200	$0.67 F CFA379	-14.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$0.32 F CFA182	-56.6%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 29.8% less for transportation

	Santiago	Niamey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 CLF0.1200	$3.81 F CFA2,145	-27.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.99 CLF0.9900	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,201.90 CLF450.9900	$21,367.07 F CFA12,036,998	+11.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 CLF0.3000	$3.38 F CFA1,906	-73.7%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 70.4% more for housing

	Santiago	Niamey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.76 CLF0.5100	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.56 CLF11.8000	$979.32 F CFA551,696	+94.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$424.00 CLF9.9600	$534.18 F CFA300,925	+26.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.40 CLF2.5200	$204.24 F CFA115,060	+90.2%
Average			+70.4%

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pay 54.8% more for childcare

	Santiago	Niamey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.25 CLF10.1300	$1,068.35 F CFA601,850	+147.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,923.79 CLF209.5900	$5,519.83 F CFA3,109,558	-38.1%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Niamey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.15 CLF0.0700	$1.34 F CFA752	-57.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0700	$3.26 F CFA1,839	+5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.56 CLF0.1300	$2.67 F CFA1,505	-52.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.24 CLF0.7600	$66.77 F CFA37,616	+107.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.30 CLF0.1500	$5.34 F CFA3,009	-15.2%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 45.5% more for clothing

	Santiago	Niamey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.82 CLF1.2600	$71.22 F CFA40,123	+32.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.77 CLF0.7200	$89.03 F CFA50,154	+189.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.54 CLF1.7300	$53.42 F CFA30,092	-27.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.13 CLF1.9100	$71.22 F CFA40,123	-12.2%
Average			+45.5%

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