Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 56.1% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 50.8% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH301.76
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH251.46
|
$9.80
F CFA6,165
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.91
|
$1.37
F CFA861
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.87
|
$0.61
F CFA385
|
|
pay 69.7% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.63
|
$0.51
F CFA321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH181.25
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH168.19
|
$8.54
F CFA5,368
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH65.52
|
$2.26
F CFA1,423
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH80.35
|
$3.30
F CFA2,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.09
|
$1.67
F CFA1,049
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.34
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
$1.06
F CFA664
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.83
|
$0.72
F CFA454
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
$0.56
F CFA350
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
$0.26
F CFA163
|
|
pay 13.6% less for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH214.90
|
$3.45
F CFA2,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH392.28
|
$12.25
F CFA7,707
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,929.63
|
$19,606.70
F CFA12,330,925
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH187.09
|
$3.76
F CFA2,363
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH240.49
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,335.13
|
$796.52
F CFA500,944
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,665.38
|
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,111.84
|
$170.73
F CFA107,377
|
|
pay 54.3% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,614.73
|
$925.87
F CFA582,294
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH307,964.85
|
$4,493.20
F CFA2,825,837
|
|
pay 41.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH50.29
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.71
|
$3.00
F CFA1,884
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH99.58
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,084.51
|
$54.46
F CFA34,253
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH201.17
|
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
|
pay 31.4% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,791.07
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.61
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,802.91
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,770.23
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
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