Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 31.6% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 15.8% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$9.80
F CFA6,165
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.37
F CFA861
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.61
F CFA385
|
|
pay 20.7% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.51
F CFA321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$8.54
F CFA5,368
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.26
F CFA1,423
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.30
F CFA2,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.67
F CFA1,049
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.06
F CFA664
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.72
F CFA454
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.56
F CFA350
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.26
F CFA163
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.45
F CFA2,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.25
F CFA7,707
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$19,606.70
F CFA12,330,925
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$3.76
F CFA2,363
|
|
pay 24.7% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$796.52
F CFA500,944
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$170.73
F CFA107,377
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$925.87
F CFA582,294
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,493.20
F CFA2,825,837
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.00
F CFA1,884
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$54.46
F CFA34,253
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
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