Cost of living comparison
Niger is 46.0% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Niger instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 19.9% more for restaurants
Georgia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL27.56
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL22.20
|
$9.80
F CFA6,165
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.34
|
$1.37
F CFA861
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.22
|
$0.61
F CFA385
|
|
pay 41.2% more for groceries
Georgia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.70
|
$0.51
F CFA321
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL11.20
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL19.93
|
$8.54
F CFA5,368
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.46
|
$2.26
F CFA1,423
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.36
|
$3.30
F CFA2,078
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.50
|
$1.67
F CFA1,049
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.08
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL2.00
|
$1.06
F CFA664
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.91
|
$0.72
F CFA454
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.81
|
$0.56
F CFA350
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.92
|
$0.26
F CFA163
|
|
pay 18.2% less for transportation
Georgia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.58
|
$3.45
F CFA2,171
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL37.57
|
$12.25
F CFA7,707
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL57,595.04
|
$19,606.70
F CFA12,330,925
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.77
|
$3.76
F CFA2,363
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Georgia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL44.38
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,325.89
|
$796.52
F CFA500,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL909.10
|
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL151.64
|
$170.73
F CFA107,377
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Georgia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL560.81
|
$925.87
F CFA582,294
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,781.52
|
$4,493.20
F CFA2,825,837
|
|
pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.34
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.89
|
$3.00
F CFA1,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL8.21
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL111.67
|
$54.46
F CFA34,253
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.72
|
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL174.11
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL116.04
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL280.91
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL290.07
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
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