Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 20.8% more expensive than Niamey.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Niamey, you would:
pay 6.8% more for restaurants
|
Niamey
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
F CFA6,165
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
F CFA861
|
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
F CFA385
|
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
|
Niamey
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
F CFA321
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
F CFA5,368
|
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.26
F CFA1,423
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.30
F CFA2,078
|
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
F CFA1,049
|
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
F CFA664
|
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
F CFA454
|
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA350
|
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA163
|
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
|
pay 45.8% more for transportation
|
Niamey
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
F CFA2,171
|
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.25
F CFA7,707
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,606.70
F CFA12,330,925
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
F CFA2,363
|
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
|
Niamey
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$796.52
F CFA500,944
|
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.73
F CFA107,377
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
|
pay 42.7% more for childcare
|
Niamey
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$925.87
F CFA582,294
|
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,493.20
F CFA2,825,837
|
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
|
pay 36.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Niamey
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
F CFA771
|
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
F CFA1,884
|
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.46
F CFA34,253
|
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
|
pay 80.1% more for clothing
|
Niamey
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
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