Cost of living comparison

Bogota, Colombia

compared to

Niamey, Niger

Niamey vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Niamey is 42.1% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 25.3% more in Niamey
Groceries: pay 46.5% more in Niamey
Transportation: pay 27.7% less in Niamey
Housing: pay 93.7% more in Niamey
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Niamey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.8% more in Niamey
Clothing: pay 26.3% less in Niamey

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Niamey are more expensive than in Bogota. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Niamey. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Niamey.

Niamey vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Niamey instead of Bogota, you would:

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pay 25.3% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Niamey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 COP21,513.64	$4.90 F CFA2,827	-2.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 COP29,806.69	$9.80 F CFA5,655	+41.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 COP3,557.89	$1.37 F CFA789	+65.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 COP2,743.26	$0.61 F CFA353	-3.9%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 46.5% more for groceries

	Bogota	Niamey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 COP5,771.18	$0.51 F CFA295	-61.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 COP9,510.11	$8.17 F CFA4,712	+269.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 COP19,325.20	$8.54 F CFA4,923	+90.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 COP9,191.59	$2.26 F CFA1,305	+5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 COP9,577.19	$3.30 F CFA1,906	+48.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 COP5,124.19	$1.67 F CFA962	+40.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,061.45	$0.59 F CFA342	+23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,385.37	$1.06 F CFA609	+90.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 COP2,305.15	$0.72 F CFA417	+34.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,083.69	$0.56 F CFA321	+14.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,999.03	$0.26 F CFA150	-44.2%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 27.7% less for transportation

	Bogota	Niamey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 COP15,074.05	$3.45 F CFA1,991	-1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.16 COP172,792.40	$12.25 F CFA7,068	-69.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,009.35 COP64,581,160.99	$19,606.70 F CFA11,309,081	+30.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 COP54,605.86	$3.76 F CFA2,168	-70.4%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 93.7% more for housing

	Bogota	Niamey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.88 COP102,745.41	$46.29 F CFA26,702	+93.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.11 COP1,842,041.19	$796.52 F CFA459,431	+86.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$314.08 COP1,351,403.87	$408.47 F CFA235,606	+30.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.50 COP277,520.47	$170.73 F CFA98,479	+164.7%
Average			+93.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Bogota	Niamey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.19 COP994,748.59	$925.87 F CFA534,040	+300.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,422.81 COP31,938,319.62	$4,493.20 F CFA2,591,664	-39.5%
Average			+130.5%

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pay 52.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Niamey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,967.78	$1.23 F CFA707	+6.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 COP6,174.24	$3.00 F CFA1,728	+108.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 COP9,935.56	$2.45 F CFA1,414	+6.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.38 COP91,980.39	$54.46 F CFA31,414	+154.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 COP19,871.13	$4.08 F CFA2,356	-11.6%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 26.3% less for clothing

	Bogota	Niamey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.44 COP221,353.21	$40.85 F CFA23,561	-20.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.05 COP180,917.30	$46.29 F CFA26,702	+10.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.96 COP365,564.36	$40.85 F CFA23,561	-51.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.30 COP306,796.40	$40.85 F CFA23,561	-42.7%
Average			-26.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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