Cost of living comparison
Niger is 28.1% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Niger instead of Romania, you would:
pay 15.3% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.54
|
$4.98
F CFA3,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.72
|
$9.96
F CFA6,094
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON8.03
|
$1.39
F CFA851
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.62
|
$0.62
F CFA381
|
|
pay 40.1% more for groceries
Romania
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON5.06
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.51
|
$8.30
F CFA5,078
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.91
|
$8.67
F CFA5,305
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.86
|
$2.30
F CFA1,407
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.72
|
$3.36
F CFA2,054
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.20
|
$1.69
F CFA1,037
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.12
|
$0.60
F CFA369
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.97
|
$1.07
F CFA656
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.91
|
$0.73
F CFA449
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.74
|
$0.56
F CFA346
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.93
|
$0.26
F CFA161
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Romania
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.42
|
$3.51
F CFA2,145
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON92.14
|
$12.45
F CFA7,617
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON117,760.58
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,187,430
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON29.14
|
$3.82
F CFA2,336
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Romania
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.98
|
$47.02
F CFA28,776
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,723.75
|
$808.95
F CFA495,114
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,226.81
|
$370.90
F CFA227,007
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON472.75
|
$173.40
F CFA106,127
|
|
pay 67.6% more for childcare
Romania
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,691.93
|
$940.32
F CFA575,518
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,717.06
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,792,953
|
|
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.39
|
$1.24
F CFA762
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON10.08
|
$3.04
F CFA1,862
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.57
|
$2.49
F CFA1,523
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON174.82
|
$55.31
F CFA33,854
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.58
|
$4.15
F CFA2,539
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
Romania
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON277.05
|
$41.48
F CFA25,390
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON160.06
|
$47.02
F CFA28,776
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON324.36
|
$41.48
F CFA25,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON375.86
|
$41.48
F CFA25,390
|
|
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