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Niamey vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Niamey is 2.5 times more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 19.1% less in Niamey
Groceries: pay 14.8% less in Niamey
Transportation: pay 20.1% less in Niamey
Housing: pay 60.4% more in Niamey
Childcare: pay 10.8 times more in Niamey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% more in Niamey
Clothing: pay 73.7% more in Niamey

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

Niamey vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Niamey instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 19.1% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Niamey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$5.34 F CFA3,009	-27.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$10.68 F CFA6,018	+28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.49 F CFA840	-19.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$0.67 F CFA376	-57.5%
Average			-19.1%

St. George's vs. Niamey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.8% less for groceries

	St. George's	Niamey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$0.59 F CFA334	-64.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$10.28 F CFA5,791	-30.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$2.26 F CFA1,271	-44.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$2.78 F CFA1,567	+6.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$1.62 F CFA910	+34.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.67 F CFA379	-19.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$1.35 F CFA758	+70.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$0.78 F CFA440	-41.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.67 F CFA379	-4.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.32 F CFA182	-54.2%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 20.1% less for transportation

	St. George's	Niamey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$3.81 F CFA2,145	-25.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$21,367.07 F CFA12,036,998	-14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.38 F CFA1,906
Average			-20.1%

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pay 60.4% more for housing

	St. George's	Niamey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$979.32 F CFA551,696	+68.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$534.18 F CFA300,925	+84.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$204.24 F CFA115,060	+28.0%
Average			+60.4%

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pay 10.8 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Niamey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$1,068.35 F CFA601,850	+1824.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$5,519.83 F CFA3,109,558	+136.8%
Average			+980.9%

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pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Niamey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.34 F CFA752	-34.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$3.26 F CFA1,839	-26.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.67 F CFA1,505	+44.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$66.77 F CFA37,616	+80.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$5.34 F CFA3,009	-51.9%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 73.7% more for clothing

	St. George's	Niamey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$71.22 F CFA40,123	+175.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$89.03 F CFA50,154	+100.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$53.42 F CFA30,092	+25.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$71.22 F CFA40,123	-6.1%
Average			+73.7%

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