Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 36.5% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 1.3% more for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
BAM10.12
|
$5.03
F CFA3,060
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
BAM10.12
|
$10.06
F CFA6,120
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
BAM3.09
|
$1.24
F CFA755
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
BAM1.74
|
$0.60
F CFA366
|
|
pay 42.0% more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BAM1.58
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
BAM7.16
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
BAM8.42
|
$8.72
F CFA5,309
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.33
BAM4.23
|
$2.32
F CFA1,413
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
BAM5.91
|
$3.39
F CFA2,063
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
BAM0.90
|
$1.71
F CFA1,041
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
$0.61
F CFA370
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
BAM1.21
|
$1.08
F CFA659
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
$0.74
F CFA451
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
BAM0.71
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
BAM0.75
|
$0.27
F CFA162
|
|
pay 38.9% less for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BAM11.97
|
$3.57
F CFA2,172
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.59
BAM53.64
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,332.54
BAM40,485.69
|
$20,113.21
F CFA12,240,177
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
BAM14.17
|
$4.53
F CFA2,754
|
|
pay 52.5% more for housing
Sarajevo
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.16
BAM49.23
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$302.28
BAM547.99
|
$569.83
F CFA346,781
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.85
BAM378.62
|
$374.64
F CFA227,990
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.45
BAM236.48
|
$255.25
F CFA155,337
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$191.30
BAM346.79
|
$949.79
F CFA578,008
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,396.41
BAM6,157.20
|
$4,609.28
F CFA2,805,040
|
|
pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BAM4.05
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
BAM2.93
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.07
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.74
BAM53.92
|
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
BAM10.12
|
$4.19
F CFA2,550
|
|
pay 27.7% less for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.67
BAM137.18
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.85
BAM61.37
|
$47.49
F CFA28,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.86
BAM153.85
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.65
BAM171.58
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
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