Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 61.8% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 9.7% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.98
F CFA3,003
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$9.96
F CFA6,006
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$1.39
F CFA838
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.62
F CFA375
|
|
pay 19.5% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.30
F CFA5,005
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$8.67
F CFA5,229
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.30
F CFA1,386
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.36
F CFA2,024
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.69
F CFA1,022
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.60
F CFA363
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.07
F CFA647
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.73
F CFA443
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.56
F CFA341
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.26
F CFA159
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.51
F CFA2,114
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.45
F CFA7,507
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,011,474
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$3.82
F CFA2,302
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$47.02
F CFA28,360
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$808.95
F CFA487,966
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$370.90
F CFA223,730
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$173.40
F CFA104,595
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$940.32
F CFA567,208
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,563.33
F CFA2,752,630
|
pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.24
F CFA751
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.04
F CFA1,835
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.49
F CFA1,501
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$55.31
F CFA33,365
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.15
F CFA2,502
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$41.48
F CFA25,024
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$47.02
F CFA28,360
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$41.48
F CFA25,024
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$41.48
F CFA25,024
|
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