Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 6.9% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 60.0% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
$5.03
F CFA3,060
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$10.06
F CFA6,120
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
$1.24
F CFA755
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
$0.60
F CFA366
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
$8.72
F CFA5,309
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
$2.32
F CFA1,413
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
$3.39
F CFA2,063
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
$1.71
F CFA1,041
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
$0.61
F CFA370
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$1.08
F CFA659
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
$0.74
F CFA451
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$0.27
F CFA162
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
$3.57
F CFA2,172
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
$20,113.21
F CFA12,240,177
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
$4.53
F CFA2,754
|
|
pay 29.7% more for housing
Vientiane
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
$569.83
F CFA346,781
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
$374.64
F CFA227,990
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
$255.25
F CFA155,337
|
|
pay 2.6% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$949.79
F CFA578,008
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
$4,609.28
F CFA2,805,040
|
|
pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$4.19
F CFA2,550
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
$47.49
F CFA28,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
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