Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 25.5% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.86
GEL29.05
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
GEL22.04
|
$9.96
F CFA6,059
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
GEL2.38
|
$1.39
F CFA846
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.15
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
pay 30.7% more for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
GEL1.88
|
$0.52
F CFA316
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
GEL10.72
|
$8.30
F CFA5,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.91
GEL21.16
|
$8.67
F CFA5,275
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
GEL6.75
|
$2.30
F CFA1,399
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
GEL8.11
|
$3.36
F CFA2,042
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
GEL1.63
|
$1.69
F CFA1,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
$0.60
F CFA366
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL1.99
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GEL2.03
|
$0.73
F CFA447
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.86
|
$0.56
F CFA344
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
GEL0.95
|
$0.26
F CFA160
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
GEL11.83
|
$3.51
F CFA2,133
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.98
GEL40.07
|
$12.45
F CFA7,574
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,468.16
GEL68,127.34
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,118,157
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
$3.82
F CFA2,323
|
|
pay 87.4% more for housing
Tbilisi
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.04
GEL50.94
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.68
GEL2,018.77
|
$808.95
F CFA492,300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$502.72
GEL1,344.77
|
$370.90
F CFA225,717
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.92
GEL144.24
|
$173.40
F CFA105,524
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.74
GEL646.66
|
$940.32
F CFA572,246
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,601.22
GEL14,983.27
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,777,078
|
|
pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
GEL5.01
|
$1.24
F CFA757
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
GEL8.54
|
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
GEL8.01
|
$2.49
F CFA1,515
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.67
GEL138.20
|
$55.31
F CFA33,662
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
$4.15
F CFA2,525
|
|
pay 46.4% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.50
GEL204.62
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.25
GEL131.75
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.59
GEL327.92
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.83
GEL360.67
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
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