Cost of living comparison
compared to
Niger vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary
Niger is 25.8% cheaper than Sweden overall.
Niger vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Niger instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 41.3% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
SEK137.94
|
$6.40
F CFA3,749
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
SEK105.79
|
$9.39
F CFA5,499
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
SEK24.47
|
$1.43
F CFA837
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
SEK20.32
|
$0.96
F CFA562
|
|
Sweden vs. Niger - Cost of restaurants
pay 38.6% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
SEK27.72
|
$0.54
F CFA317
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
SEK56.24
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SEK59.65
|
$9.05
F CFA5,299
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
SEK41.59
|
$2.16
F CFA1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.25
SEK51.60
|
$2.71
F CFA1,587
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK13.33
|
$1.55
F CFA907
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK11.25
|
$0.72
F CFA423
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
SEK12.72
|
$1.29
F CFA756
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
SEK18.98
|
$0.75
F CFA438
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
SEK7.47
|
$0.65
F CFA378
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
SEK7.16
|
$0.31
F CFA181
|
|
Sweden vs. Niger - Cost of groceries
pay 51.8% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
SEK65.30
|
$3.58
F CFA2,094
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$77.78
SEK764.26
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,975.58
SEK314K
|
$20,484.30
F CFA12M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.74
SEK223.44
|
$3.16
F CFA1,850
|
|
Sweden vs. Niger - Cost of transportation
pay about the same for housing
|
Sweden
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.16
SEK374.96
|
$85.35
F CFA49,990
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.11
SEK8,677.58
|
$938.86
F CFA550K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.43
SEK6,597.57
|
$512.11
F CFA300K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.70
SEK959.99
|
$130.54
F CFA76,456
|
Sweden vs. Niger - Cost of housing
pay 96.0% more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$155.03
SEK1,523.39
|
$1,024.21
F CFA600K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
SEK72,141.45
|
$4,267.56
F CFA2M
|
|
Sweden vs. Niger - Cost of childcare
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.36
SEK72.34
|
$1.28
F CFA750
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
SEK43.70
|
$3.13
F CFA1,833
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.55
SEK74.14
|
$2.56
F CFA1,500
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.12
SEK404.10
|
$73.97
F CFA43,325
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.58
SEK153.10
|
$5.12
F CFA2,999
|
|
Sweden vs. Niger - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 23.0% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.37
SEK897.86
|
$68.28
F CFA39,992
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
SEK442.04
|
$85.35
F CFA49,990
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.04
SEK933.85
|
$51.21
F CFA29,994
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.76
SEK1,461.77
|
$68.28
F CFA39,992
|
|
Sweden vs. Niger - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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