Cost of living comparison
Niger is 73.7% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Niger instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 61.0% more for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
$9.80
F CFA6,165
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
$1.37
F CFA861
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
$0.61
F CFA385
|
|
pay 60.2% more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
$0.51
F CFA321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
$8.54
F CFA5,368
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
$2.26
F CFA1,423
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
$3.30
F CFA2,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
$1.67
F CFA1,049
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
$1.06
F CFA664
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
$0.72
F CFA454
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
$0.56
F CFA350
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
$0.26
F CFA163
|
|
pay 5.3% more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
$3.45
F CFA2,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
$12.25
F CFA7,707
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
$19,606.70
F CFA12,330,925
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
$3.76
F CFA2,363
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
$796.52
F CFA500,944
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
$170.73
F CFA107,377
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
$925.87
F CFA582,294
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
$4,493.20
F CFA2,825,837
|
|
pay 25.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
$3.00
F CFA1,884
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
$54.46
F CFA34,253
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
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