Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 42.5% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Castries, you would:
pay 18.9% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.80
F CFA6,099
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$1.37
F CFA851
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.61
F CFA381
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.51
F CFA318
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$8.54
F CFA5,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$2.26
F CFA1,408
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.30
F CFA2,055
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.67
F CFA1,037
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.06
F CFA657
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.72
F CFA450
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.56
F CFA346
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.26
F CFA161
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$3.45
F CFA2,147
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.25
F CFA7,623
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$19,606.70
F CFA12,197,027
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.76
F CFA2,338
|
|
pay 28.9% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$46.29
F CFA28,799
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$796.52
F CFA495,504
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$170.73
F CFA106,211
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$925.87
F CFA575,971
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,493.20
F CFA2,795,152
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.00
F CFA1,863
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$54.46
F CFA33,881
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$4.08
F CFA2,541
|
|
pay 49.0% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$40.85
F CFA25,410
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$46.29
F CFA28,799
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$40.85
F CFA25,410
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$40.85
F CFA25,410
|
|
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