Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Niger

Niger vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Niger is 67.1% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.8% more in Niger
Groceries: pay 5.3% more in Niger
Transportation: pay 6.5% less in Niger
Housing: pay 4.0% less in Niger
Childcare: pay 5.7 times more in Niger
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% more in Niger
Clothing: pay 45.5% less in Niger

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

Niger vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Niger instead of Ethiopia, you would:

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pay 33.8% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Niger
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB798.14	$4.90 F CFA2,827	-18.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB829.44	$9.80 F CFA5,655	+57.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB104.42	$1.37 F CFA789	+74.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB66.80	$0.61 F CFA353	+22.0%
Average			+33.8%

Ethiopia vs. Niger - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.3% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Niger
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB159.84	$0.51 F CFA295	-57.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB645.63	$8.17 F CFA4,712	+68.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB808.60	$8.54 F CFA4,923	+40.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB352.40	$2.26 F CFA1,305	-14.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB751.08	$3.30 F CFA1,906	-41.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB439.16	$1.67 F CFA962	-49.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB67.36	$0.59 F CFA342	+17.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB143.43	$1.06 F CFA609	-2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB51.42	$0.72 F CFA417	+86.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB41.41	$0.56 F CFA321	+78.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB105.64	$0.26 F CFA150	-67.3%
Average			+5.3%

Ethiopia vs. Niger - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.5% less for transportation

	Ethiopia	Niger
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB649.12	$3.45 F CFA1,991	-29.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,330.24	$12.25 F CFA7,068	+22.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,325,591.40	$19,606.70 F CFA11,309,081	-21.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB487.53	$3.76 F CFA2,168	+2.5%
Average			-6.5%

Ethiopia vs. Niger - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.0% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Niger
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB22,769.22	$46.29 F CFA26,702	-73.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB85,813.56	$796.52 F CFA459,431	+23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB56,234.72	$408.47 F CFA235,606	-3.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB16,606.44	$170.73 F CFA98,479	+36.8%
Average			-4.0%

Ethiopia vs. Niger - Cost of housing

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pay 5.7 times more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Niger
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,837.87	$925.87 F CFA534,040	+1036.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,841,955.56	$4,493.20 F CFA2,591,664	-89.8%
Average			+473.3%

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pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Niger
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB133.02	$1.23 F CFA707	+22.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB152.94	$3.00 F CFA1,728	+160.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB532.09	$2.45 F CFA1,414	-38.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB12,051.28	$54.46 F CFA31,414	-39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB891.26	$4.08 F CFA2,356	-39.0%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 45.5% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Niger
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,429.48	$40.85 F CFA23,561	-15.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,998.94	$46.29 F CFA26,702	-38.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB14,478.66	$40.85 F CFA23,561	-62.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,872.61	$40.85 F CFA23,561	-65.8%
Average			-45.5%

Ethiopia vs. Niger - Cost of clothing

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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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