Cost of living comparison
Niger is 18.4% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Niger instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 94.0% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.47
|
$4.98
F CFA2,943
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.30
|
$9.96
F CFA5,885
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.57
|
$1.39
F CFA821
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.20
|
$0.62
F CFA368
|
|
pay 22.5% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.15
|
$0.52
F CFA307
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.44
|
$8.30
F CFA4,904
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥52.95
|
$8.67
F CFA5,124
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.40
|
$2.30
F CFA1,359
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.24
|
$3.36
F CFA1,984
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.80
|
$1.69
F CFA1,001
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.63
|
$0.60
F CFA356
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.19
|
$1.07
F CFA634
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.09
|
$0.73
F CFA434
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
$0.56
F CFA334
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.45
|
$0.26
F CFA156
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥30.88
|
$3.51
F CFA2,072
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥245.60
|
$12.45
F CFA7,357
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,359.64
|
$19,912.70
F CFA11,770,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.21
|
$3.82
F CFA2,256
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.40
|
$47.02
F CFA27,791
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,878.75
|
$808.95
F CFA478,175
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥3,985.54
|
$370.90
F CFA219,241
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥299.13
|
$173.40
F CFA102,496
|
|
pay 34.8% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,933.69
|
$940.32
F CFA555,827
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,158.30
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,697,395
|
|
pay 23.6% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.82
|
$1.24
F CFA736
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.47
|
$3.04
F CFA1,798
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.56
|
$2.49
F CFA1,471
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥440.93
|
$55.31
F CFA32,696
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥58.94
|
$4.15
F CFA2,452
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥465.12
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥249.77
|
$47.02
F CFA27,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥605.11
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥798.60
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
|
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