Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 50.3% more expensive than Niamey.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Niamey, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Niamey
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$11.85
RON56.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
F CFA6,165
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
F CFA861
|
$2.00
RON9.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
F CFA385
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
pay 10.6% more for groceries
|
Niamey
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
F CFA321
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$4.52
RON21.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
F CFA5,368
|
$6.34
RON30.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.26
F CFA1,423
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.30
F CFA2,078
|
$3.09
RON14.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
F CFA1,049
|
$0.59
RON2.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
F CFA664
|
$0.75
RON3.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
F CFA454
|
$0.88
RON4.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA350
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA163
|
$0.44
RON2.10
|
|
pay 51.2% more for transportation
|
Niamey
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
F CFA2,171
|
$6.09
RON29.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.25
F CFA7,707
|
$17.24
RON82.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,606.70
F CFA12,330,925
|
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
F CFA2,363
|
$5.82
RON27.76
|
|
pay 32.7% less for housing
|
Niamey
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$796.52
F CFA500,944
|
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.73
F CFA107,377
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
|
pay 46.8% more for childcare
|
Niamey
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$925.87
F CFA582,294
|
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,493.20
F CFA2,825,837
|
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
|
pay 83.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Niamey
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
F CFA771
|
$3.23
RON15.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
F CFA1,884
|
$3.17
RON15.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.46
F CFA34,253
|
$49.84
RON237.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
$8.62
RON41.12
|
|
pay 86.8% more for clothing
|
Niamey
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
$105.80
RON504.83
|
|
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