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
ALL790
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
$9.80
F CFA6,165
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL157
|
$1.37
F CFA861
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$0.61
F CFA385
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
$0.51
F CFA321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL499
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL680
|
$8.54
F CFA5,368
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
$2.26
F CFA1,423
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL294
|
$3.30
F CFA2,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$1.67
F CFA1,049
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL99
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$1.06
F CFA664
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL64
|
$0.72
F CFA454
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL44
|
$0.56
F CFA350
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.26
F CFA163
|
|
pay 51.2% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL737
|
$3.45
F CFA2,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
$12.25
F CFA7,707
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
$19,606.70
F CFA12,330,925
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
$3.76
F CFA2,363
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Albania
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
$796.52
F CFA500,944
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
$170.73
F CFA107,377
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
$925.87
F CFA582,294
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
$4,493.20
F CFA2,825,837
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL245
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL167
|
$3.00
F CFA1,884
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
$54.46
F CFA34,253
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL721
|
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
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