Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 31.8% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 48.4% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.09
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
$9.96
F CFA6,059
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
€2.43
|
$1.39
F CFA846
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
$0.52
F CFA316
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
€4.90
|
$8.30
F CFA5,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.21
|
$8.67
F CFA5,275
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.87
€2.66
|
$2.30
F CFA1,399
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.90
€4.55
|
$3.36
F CFA2,042
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.32
|
$1.69
F CFA1,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.60
F CFA366
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$0.73
F CFA447
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.56
F CFA344
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.26
F CFA160
|
|
pay 48.3% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.10
|
$3.51
F CFA2,133
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.45
F CFA7,574
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,450.20
€23,611.42
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,118,157
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.24
€27.13
|
$3.82
F CFA2,323
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
Valletta
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
€35.79
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,095.02
€1,015.91
|
$808.95
F CFA492,300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$900.23
€835.19
|
$370.90
F CFA225,717
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.57
€104.44
|
$173.40
F CFA105,524
|
|
pay 7.3% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$667.12
€618.92
|
$940.32
F CFA572,246
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,288.38
€9,545.04
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,777,078
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$1.24
F CFA757
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
€2.49
|
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$2.49
F CFA1,515
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.22
€75.36
|
$55.31
F CFA33,662
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$4.15
F CFA2,525
|
|
pay 61.2% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$127.25
€118.06
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.27
€57.77
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$157.03
€145.69
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$200.35
€185.88
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
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