Cost of living comparison
Italy is 80.1% more expensive than Niger.
If you lived in Italy instead of Niger, you would:
pay 98.5% more for restaurants
Niger
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,008
|
$15.81
€14.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
F CFA6,016
|
$10.17
€9.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
F CFA840
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
F CFA376
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 55.1% more for groceries
Niger
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.30
F CFA5,013
|
$6.81
€6.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.67
F CFA5,238
|
$5.59
€5.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
F CFA1,389
|
$3.41
€3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
F CFA2,028
|
$5.01
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
F CFA1,023
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA364
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA648
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA443
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA341
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA159
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Niger
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
F CFA2,118
|
$7.33
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.45
F CFA7,520
|
$38.24
€35.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,912.70
F CFA12,031,389
|
$26,985.59
€24,856.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.82
F CFA2,306
|
$19.55
€18.01
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
Niger
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.02
F CFA28,407
|
$29.86
€27.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.95
F CFA488,775
|
$660.64
€608.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.90
F CFA224,101
|
$504.89
€465.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.40
F CFA104,769
|
$158.99
€146.45
|
|
pay 33.0% more for childcare
Niger
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$940.32
F CFA568,149
|
$519.28
€478.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,563.33
F CFA2,757,193
|
$9,615.09
€8,856.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
F CFA1,838
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
F CFA1,504
|
$6.16
€5.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.31
F CFA33,421
|
$52.41
€48.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
F CFA2,507
|
$9.51
€8.76
|
|
pay 84.6% more for clothing
Niger
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.48
F CFA25,065
|
$76.74
€70.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
F CFA28,407
|
$34.05
€31.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.48
F CFA25,065
|
$84.06
€77.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
F CFA25,065
|
$115.51
€106.40
|
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