Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Niger

Niamey vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Niamey is 4.5% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 23.7% more in Niamey
Groceries: pay 39.3% less in Niamey
Transportation: pay 35.2% less in Niamey
Housing: pay 82.3% more in Niamey
Childcare: pay 0.5% more in Niamey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% less in Niamey
Clothing: pay 18.6% more in Niamey

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, and childcare in Niamey are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Niamey. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive 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 23.7% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Niamey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.55 NT$210.48	$5.34 F CFA3,069	-18.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.55 NT$178.38	$10.68 F CFA6,139	+92.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 NT$36.76	$1.49 F CFA857	+30.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 NT$23.65	$0.67 F CFA384	-9.3%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 39.3% less for groceries

	Taipei	Niamey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 NT$60.21	$0.59 F CFA341	-68.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.47 NT$304.03	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.91 NT$382.45	$10.28 F CFA5,906	-13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 NT$84.91	$2.26 F CFA1,296	-14.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.42 NT$141.81	$2.78 F CFA1,599	-37.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 NT$73.65	$1.62 F CFA928	-29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$44.13	$0.67 F CFA387	-51.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$43.99	$1.35 F CFA774	-1.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 NT$61.81	$0.78 F CFA449	-59.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$41.33	$0.67 F CFA387	-47.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.39	$0.32 F CFA186	-69.8%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 35.2% less for transportation

	Taipei	Niamey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$123.01	$3.81 F CFA2,188	-0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 NT$1,262.86	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.55 NT$1M	$21,367.07 F CFA12M	-41.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 NT$299.93	$3.38 F CFA1,944	-63.8%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 82.3% more for housing

	Taipei	Niamey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.93 NT$832.57	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$792.21 NT$25,440.61	$979.32 F CFA563K	+23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$568.06 NT$18,242.51	$534.18 F CFA307K	-6.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.05 NT$1,992.53	$204.24 F CFA117K	+229.2%
Average			+82.3%

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pay 0.5% more for childcare

	Taipei	Niamey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$628.11 NT$20,170.69	$1,068.35 F CFA614K	+70.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,860.07 NT$574K	$5,519.83 F CFA3M	-69.1%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Niamey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 NT$104.19	$1.34 F CFA767	-58.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NT$121.91	$3.26 F CFA1,876	-14.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.93 NT$126.29	$2.67 F CFA1,535	-32.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 NT$1,348.94	$66.77 F CFA38,369	+59.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.98 NT$352.55	$5.34 F CFA3,069	-51.3%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 18.6% more for clothing

	Taipei	Niamey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.48 NT$2,134.88	$71.22 F CFA40,926	+7.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.29 NT$1,165.40	$89.03 F CFA51,158	+145.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.45 NT$2,840.48	$53.42 F CFA30,695	-39.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.72 NT$3,716.18	$71.22 F CFA40,926	-38.5%
Average			+18.6%

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