Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 94.8% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 58.0% more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
$9.80
F CFA6,099
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
$1.37
F CFA851
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$0.61
F CFA381
|
|
pay 62.4% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$0.51
F CFA318
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$8.54
F CFA5,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
$2.26
F CFA1,408
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$3.30
F CFA2,055
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$1.67
F CFA1,037
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
$1.06
F CFA657
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
$0.72
F CFA450
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
$0.56
F CFA346
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
$0.26
F CFA161
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$3.45
F CFA2,147
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$12.25
F CFA7,623
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$19,606.70
F CFA12,197,027
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
$3.76
F CFA2,338
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$46.29
F CFA28,799
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
$796.52
F CFA495,504
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
$170.73
F CFA106,211
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$925.87
F CFA575,971
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
$4,493.20
F CFA2,795,152
|
|
pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
$3.00
F CFA1,863
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
$54.46
F CFA33,881
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$4.08
F CFA2,541
|
|
pay 0.7% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
$40.85
F CFA25,410
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$46.29
F CFA28,799
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$40.85
F CFA25,410
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
$40.85
F CFA25,410
|
|
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