Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Niger

Niamey vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Niamey is 12.6% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 49.0% more in Niamey
Groceries: pay 46.9% less in Niamey
Transportation: pay 31.7% less in Niamey
Housing: pay 16.4% more in Niamey
Childcare: pay 37.1% less in Niamey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.8% less in Niamey
Clothing: pay 2.5% less in Niamey

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

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Niamey vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.0% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Niamey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$6.40 F CFA3,748	+36.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$9.39 F CFA5,497	+66.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$1.43 F CFA837	+55.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.96 F CFA562	+47.1%
Average			+49.0%

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pay 46.9% less for groceries

	Taipei	Niamey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$0.54 F CFA317	-73.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$9.05 F CFA5,297	-21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$2.16 F CFA1,266	-20.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$2.71 F CFA1,587	-39.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.55 F CFA907	-30.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.72 F CFA423	-52.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$1.29 F CFA756	-6.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$0.75 F CFA438	-62.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.65 F CFA378	-48.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.31 F CFA181	-70.2%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 31.7% less for transportation

	Taipei	Niamey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$3.58 F CFA2,094	-9.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$20,484.30 F CFA12M	-38.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$3.16 F CFA1,849	-64.7%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 16.4% more for housing

	Taipei	Niamey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$85.35 F CFA49,975	+211.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$938.86 F CFA550K	-7.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$512.11 F CFA300K	+6.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$130.54 F CFA76,432	+97.0%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 37.1% less for childcare

	Taipei	Niamey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$1,024.21 F CFA600K	+54.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$4,267.56 F CFA2M	-74.4%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Niamey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$1.28 F CFA750	-54.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$3.13 F CFA1,832	-8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$2.56 F CFA1,499	-34.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$73.97 F CFA43,311	+79.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$5.12 F CFA2,998	-47.4%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 2.5% less for clothing

	Taipei	Niamey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$68.28 F CFA39,980	+8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$85.35 F CFA49,975	+113.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$51.21 F CFA29,985	-39.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$68.28 F CFA39,980	-35.0%
Average			-2.5%

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