Cost of living comparison
Niger is 50.8% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Niger instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 75.5% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
$1.24
F CFA760
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
$0.60
F CFA368
|
|
pay 21.9% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
$0.52
F CFA321
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
$8.72
F CFA5,345
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
$2.32
F CFA1,422
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
$3.39
F CFA2,077
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
$1.71
F CFA1,048
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
$0.61
F CFA373
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
$1.08
F CFA664
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
$0.74
F CFA454
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
$0.27
F CFA163
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
Zambia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
$3.57
F CFA2,187
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
$20,113.21
F CFA12,324,028
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
$4.53
F CFA2,773
|
|
pay 62.8% more for housing
Zambia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
$569.83
F CFA349,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
$374.64
F CFA229,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
$255.25
F CFA156,402
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Zambia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
$949.79
F CFA581,968
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
$4,609.28
F CFA2,824,256
|
|
pay 37.3% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
$47.49
F CFA29,098
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
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