Cost of living comparison
Niger is 32.5% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Niger instead of Lima, you would:
pay 39.9% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$4.98
F CFA2,943
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.31
|
$9.96
F CFA5,885
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$1.39
F CFA821
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$0.62
F CFA368
|
|
pay 40.6% more for groceries
Lima
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$0.52
F CFA307
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$8.30
F CFA4,904
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.60
|
$8.67
F CFA5,124
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$2.30
F CFA1,359
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$3.36
F CFA1,984
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$1.69
F CFA1,001
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.60
F CFA356
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$1.07
F CFA634
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$0.73
F CFA434
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.56
F CFA334
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.26
F CFA156
|
|
pay 41.6% less for transportation
Lima
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.17
|
$3.51
F CFA2,072
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.65
|
$12.45
F CFA7,357
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,074.32
|
$19,912.70
F CFA11,770,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN77.02
|
$3.82
F CFA2,256
|
|
pay 93.5% more for housing
Lima
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.56
|
$47.02
F CFA27,791
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,102.64
|
$808.95
F CFA478,175
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,368.33
|
$370.90
F CFA219,241
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.24
|
$173.40
F CFA102,496
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Lima
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.87
|
$940.32
F CFA555,827
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,880.56
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,697,395
|
|
pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.11
|
$1.24
F CFA736
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.03
|
$3.04
F CFA1,798
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.27
|
$2.49
F CFA1,471
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.77
|
$55.31
F CFA32,696
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.34
|
$4.15
F CFA2,452
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
Lima
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.82
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.34
|
$47.02
F CFA27,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.81
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.20
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
|
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