Cost of living comparison
Niger is 25.0% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Niger instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 46.2% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.66
|
$4.98
F CFA2,943
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.30
|
$9.96
F CFA5,885
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.44
|
$1.39
F CFA821
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.63
|
$0.62
F CFA368
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.56
|
$0.52
F CFA307
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€6.91
|
$8.30
F CFA4,904
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€3.93
|
$8.67
F CFA5,124
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.72
|
$2.30
F CFA1,359
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.49
|
$3.36
F CFA1,984
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.03
|
$1.69
F CFA1,001
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.80
|
$0.60
F CFA356
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.87
|
$1.07
F CFA634
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.02
|
$0.73
F CFA434
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.65
|
$0.56
F CFA334
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.69
|
$0.26
F CFA156
|
|
pay 61.0% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.11
|
$3.51
F CFA2,072
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€48.80
|
$12.45
F CFA7,357
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€32,561.31
|
$19,912.70
F CFA11,770,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.20
|
$3.82
F CFA2,256
|
|
pay 5.8% less for housing
Madrid
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€30.31
|
$47.02
F CFA27,791
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,235.20
|
$808.95
F CFA478,175
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€891.40
|
$370.90
F CFA219,241
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€111.12
|
$173.40
F CFA102,496
|
|
pay 9.4% more for childcare
Madrid
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€489.52
|
$940.32
F CFA555,827
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€8,992.33
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,697,395
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.42
|
$1.24
F CFA736
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.37
|
$3.04
F CFA1,798
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.51
|
$2.49
F CFA1,471
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€43.67
|
$55.31
F CFA32,696
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.76
|
$4.15
F CFA2,452
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€75.65
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€30.58
|
$47.02
F CFA27,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€78.57
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€90.05
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
|
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