Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 37.0% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
$4.98
F CFA3,003
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
$9.96
F CFA6,006
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
$1.39
F CFA838
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
$0.62
F CFA375
|
|
pay 79.1% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
$8.30
F CFA5,005
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
$8.67
F CFA5,229
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
$2.30
F CFA1,386
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
$3.36
F CFA2,024
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
$1.69
F CFA1,022
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
$0.60
F CFA363
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
$1.07
F CFA647
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
$0.73
F CFA443
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
$0.56
F CFA341
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
$0.26
F CFA159
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
$3.51
F CFA2,114
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
$12.45
F CFA7,507
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,011,474
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
$3.82
F CFA2,302
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
$47.02
F CFA28,360
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
$808.95
F CFA487,966
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
$370.90
F CFA223,730
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
$173.40
F CFA104,595
|
|
pay 34.0% more for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
$940.32
F CFA567,208
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,752,630
|
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
$1.24
F CFA751
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
$3.04
F CFA1,835
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
$2.49
F CFA1,501
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
$55.31
F CFA33,365
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
$4.15
F CFA2,502
|
|
pay 28.1% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
$41.48
F CFA25,024
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
$47.02
F CFA28,360
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
$41.48
F CFA25,024
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
$41.48
F CFA25,024
|
|
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