Cost of living comparison
Niger is 18.8% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Niger instead of Malta, you would:
pay 39.9% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.69
€14.64
|
$4.98
F CFA3,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
€8.90
|
$9.96
F CFA6,094
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€2.02
|
$1.39
F CFA851
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
€1.45
|
$0.62
F CFA381
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
Malta
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
€4.16
|
$8.30
F CFA5,078
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.11
|
$8.67
F CFA5,305
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
€2.84
|
$2.30
F CFA1,407
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
€3.54
|
$3.36
F CFA2,054
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.69
F CFA1,037
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.60
F CFA369
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.07
F CFA656
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.73
F CFA449
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.56
F CFA346
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.26
F CFA161
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
Malta
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
€5.13
|
$3.51
F CFA2,145
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.16
€22.54
|
$12.45
F CFA7,617
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,882.44
€24,149.68
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,187,430
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.28
€26.38
|
$3.82
F CFA2,336
|
|
pay 21.9% more for housing
Malta
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.50
€31.26
|
$47.02
F CFA28,776
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$934.95
€872.36
|
$808.95
F CFA495,114
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$777.27
€725.23
|
$370.90
F CFA227,007
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.34
€75.89
|
$173.40
F CFA106,127
|
|
pay 7.1% more for childcare
Malta
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$578.94
€540.18
|
$940.32
F CFA575,518
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,806.22
€8,216.67
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,792,953
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.56
€3.32
|
$1.24
F CFA762
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.33
|
$3.04
F CFA1,862
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.56
|
$2.49
F CFA1,523
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.37
€51.66
|
$55.31
F CFA33,854
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.33
€9.64
|
$4.15
F CFA2,539
|
|
pay 36.3% less for clothing
Malta
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.42
€83.44
|
$41.48
F CFA25,390
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.06
€36.45
|
$47.02
F CFA28,776
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.34
€80.56
|
$41.48
F CFA25,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.92
€96.96
|
$41.48
F CFA25,390
|
|
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