Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 60.2% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 35.9% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
$9.96
F CFA6,059
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
$1.39
F CFA846
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
pay 28.5% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
$0.52
F CFA316
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
$8.30
F CFA5,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
$8.67
F CFA5,275
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
$2.30
F CFA1,399
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
$3.36
F CFA2,042
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
$1.69
F CFA1,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
$0.60
F CFA366
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
$0.73
F CFA447
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
$0.56
F CFA344
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$0.26
F CFA160
|
|
pay 9.6% less for transportation
Windhoek
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
$3.51
F CFA2,133
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$12.45
F CFA7,574
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,118,157
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$3.82
F CFA2,323
|
|
pay 92.0% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
$808.95
F CFA492,300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
$370.90
F CFA225,717
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
$173.40
F CFA105,524
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$940.32
F CFA572,246
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,777,078
|
|
pay 23.6% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
$1.24
F CFA757
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
$2.49
F CFA1,515
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
$55.31
F CFA33,662
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
$4.15
F CFA2,525
|
|
pay 20.3% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
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