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Niamey vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Niamey is 12.6% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 4.3% less in Niamey
Groceries: pay 13.2% less in Niamey
Transportation: pay 30.4% less in Niamey
Housing: pay 57.4% more in Niamey
Childcare: pay 98.3% more in Niamey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.6% more in Niamey
Clothing: pay 6.1% more in Niamey

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Niamey are more expensive than in Windhoek. Expenses including transportation, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Niamey. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Niamey.

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Niamey vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Niamey instead of Windhoek, you would:

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pay 4.3% less for restaurants

	Windhoek	Niamey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.42 NAD188.06	$6.40 F CFA3,737	-44.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 NAD98.98	$9.39 F CFA5,481	+56.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 NAD13.86	$1.43 F CFA835	+69.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 NAD14.69	$0.96 F CFA561	+7.6%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 13.2% less for groceries

	Windhoek	Niamey
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 NAD15.09	$0.54 F CFA316	-41.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 NAD77.27	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 NAD97.42	$9.05 F CFA5,282	+52.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.12 NAD51.34	$2.16 F CFA1,262	-30.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.06 NAD50.45	$2.71 F CFA1,582	-11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 NAD16.36	$1.55 F CFA904	+55.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 NAD14.59	$0.72 F CFA422	-18.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD13.75	$1.29 F CFA753	+54.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 NAD15.07	$0.75 F CFA437	-18.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NAD14.87	$0.65 F CFA377	-28.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 NAD13.24	$0.31 F CFA181	-61.5%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 30.4% less for transportation

	Windhoek	Niamey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 NAD85.71	$3.58 F CFA2,087	-31.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.10 NAD791.85	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,990.15 NAD395K	$20,484.30 F CFA12M	-14.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.00 NAD131.65	$3.16 F CFA1,844	-60.5%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 57.4% more for housing

	Windhoek	Niamey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.44 NAD830.34	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$500.55 NAD8,240.19	$938.86 F CFA548K	+87.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$354.07 NAD5,828.90	$512.11 F CFA299K	+44.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.00 NAD1,777.91	$130.54 F CFA76,211	+20.9%
Average			+57.4%

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pay 98.3% more for childcare

	Windhoek	Niamey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	$1,024.21 F CFA598K	+391.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	$4,267.56 F CFA2M	-20.0%
Average			+98.3%

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pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Niamey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 NAD32.17	$1.28 F CFA747	-34.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 NAD37.94	$3.13 F CFA1,827	+35.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.31 NAD54.44	$2.56 F CFA1,495	-22.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.08 NAD610.38	$73.97 F CFA43,186	+99.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 NAD89.08	$5.12 F CFA2,990	-5.4%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 6.1% more for clothing

	Windhoek	Niamey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.86 NAD903.20	$68.28 F CFA39,864	+24.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.63 NAD570.13	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+146.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	$51.21 F CFA29,898	-42.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.70 NAD1,558.96	$68.28 F CFA39,864	-27.9%
Average			+6.1%

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