Cost of living comparison
Niger is 14.0% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Niger instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€13.73
|
$4.98
F CFA2,943
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€9.81
|
$9.96
F CFA5,885
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.77
|
$1.39
F CFA821
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.47
|
$0.62
F CFA368
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.93
|
$0.52
F CFA307
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.25
|
$8.30
F CFA4,904
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.22
|
$8.67
F CFA5,124
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.15
|
$2.30
F CFA1,359
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.75
|
$3.36
F CFA1,984
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.18
|
$1.69
F CFA1,001
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$0.60
F CFA356
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.95
|
$1.07
F CFA634
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.48
|
$0.73
F CFA434
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$0.56
F CFA334
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.77
|
$0.26
F CFA156
|
|
pay 63.3% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.69
|
$3.51
F CFA2,072
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€48.06
|
$12.45
F CFA7,357
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,210.33
|
$19,912.70
F CFA11,770,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€22.95
|
$3.82
F CFA2,256
|
|
pay 32.9% less for housing
Berlin
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€38.32
|
$47.02
F CFA27,791
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,254.44
|
$808.95
F CFA478,175
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€890.98
|
$370.90
F CFA219,241
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€250.83
|
$173.40
F CFA102,496
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€188.42
|
$940.32
F CFA555,827
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,495.43
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,697,395
|
|
pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.41
|
$1.24
F CFA736
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.65
|
$3.04
F CFA1,798
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.04
|
$2.49
F CFA1,471
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€33.85
|
$55.31
F CFA32,696
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.02
|
$4.15
F CFA2,452
|
|
pay 41.9% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€80.04
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.19
|
$47.02
F CFA27,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€86.97
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€130.15
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
|
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