Cost of living comparison
Niger is 2.7 times more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Niger instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
$1.24
F CFA756
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
$0.60
F CFA366
|
|
pay 31.6% more for groceries
Venezuela
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
$8.72
F CFA5,314
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
$2.32
F CFA1,414
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
$3.39
F CFA2,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
$1.71
F CFA1,042
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
$0.61
F CFA370
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
$1.08
F CFA660
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
$0.74
F CFA452
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
$0.27
F CFA162
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
Venezuela
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
$12.57
F CFA7,658
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
$20,113.21
F CFA12,252,051
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
$4.53
F CFA2,757
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
$12.57
F CFA7,658
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
$569.83
F CFA347,118
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
$374.64
F CFA228,211
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
$255.25
F CFA155,488
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
$949.79
F CFA578,569
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
$4,609.28
F CFA2,807,762
|
|
pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Venezuela
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
$47.49
F CFA28,928
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
|
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