Cost of living comparison
Niger is 39.4% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Niger instead of Albania, you would:
pay 10.7% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL779
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
$9.80
F CFA6,099
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL154
|
$1.37
F CFA851
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$0.61
F CFA381
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$0.51
F CFA318
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL492
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL670
|
$8.54
F CFA5,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
$2.26
F CFA1,408
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL289
|
$3.30
F CFA2,055
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$1.67
F CFA1,037
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.06
F CFA657
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$0.72
F CFA450
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.56
F CFA346
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.26
F CFA161
|
|
pay 51.2% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL727
|
$3.45
F CFA2,147
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
$12.25
F CFA7,623
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
$19,606.70
F CFA12,197,027
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
$3.76
F CFA2,338
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Albania
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
$46.29
F CFA28,799
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
$796.52
F CFA495,504
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
$170.73
F CFA106,211
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
$925.87
F CFA575,971
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
$4,493.20
F CFA2,795,152
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL242
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL165
|
$3.00
F CFA1,863
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
$54.46
F CFA33,881
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL711
|
$4.08
F CFA2,541
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
$40.85
F CFA25,410
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
$46.29
F CFA28,799
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
$40.85
F CFA25,410
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
$40.85
F CFA25,410
|
|
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