Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 58.9% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 49.8% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH312.82
|
$4.98
F CFA3,003
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH260.68
|
$9.96
F CFA6,006
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.60
|
$1.39
F CFA838
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.93
|
$0.62
F CFA375
|
|
pay 70.4% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.19
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.50
|
$8.30
F CFA5,005
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH160.24
|
$8.67
F CFA5,229
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.49
|
$2.30
F CFA1,386
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.46
|
$3.36
F CFA2,024
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.19
|
$1.69
F CFA1,022
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.27
|
$0.60
F CFA363
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.17
|
$1.07
F CFA647
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.69
|
$0.73
F CFA443
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.62
|
$0.56
F CFA341
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.47
|
$0.26
F CFA159
|
|
pay 12.0% less for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH213.08
|
$3.51
F CFA2,114
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH398.84
|
$12.45
F CFA7,507
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,277,343.64
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,011,474
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH173.09
|
$3.82
F CFA2,302
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH240.05
|
$47.02
F CFA28,360
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,052.86
|
$808.95
F CFA487,966
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,456.06
|
$370.90
F CFA223,730
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,973.91
|
$173.40
F CFA104,595
|
|
pay 62.0% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,069.92
|
$940.32
F CFA567,208
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH283,771.53
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,752,630
|
|
pay 44.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.14
|
$1.24
F CFA751
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.34
|
$3.04
F CFA1,835
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH93.85
|
$2.49
F CFA1,501
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,105.01
|
$55.31
F CFA33,365
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH208.55
|
$4.15
F CFA2,502
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,858.44
|
$41.48
F CFA25,024
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,507.22
|
$47.02
F CFA28,360
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,600.89
|
$41.48
F CFA25,024
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,898.90
|
$41.48
F CFA25,024
|
|
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