Cost of living comparison
Lima is 24.9% more expensive than Niamey.
If you lived in Lima instead of Niamey, you would:
pay 26.8% less for restaurants
Niamey
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,003
|
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
F CFA6,006
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
F CFA838
|
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
F CFA375
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
Niamey
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.30
F CFA5,005
|
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.67
F CFA5,229
|
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
F CFA1,386
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
F CFA2,024
|
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
F CFA1,022
|
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA363
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA647
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA443
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA341
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA159
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Niamey
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
F CFA2,114
|
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.45
F CFA7,507
|
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,912.70
F CFA12,011,474
|
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.82
F CFA2,302
|
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
Niamey
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.02
F CFA28,360
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.95
F CFA487,966
|
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.90
F CFA223,730
|
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.40
F CFA104,595
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
|
pay 5.6% less for childcare
Niamey
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$940.32
F CFA567,208
|
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,563.33
F CFA2,752,630
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
|
pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports
Niamey
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
F CFA751
|
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
F CFA1,835
|
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
F CFA1,501
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.31
F CFA33,365
|
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
F CFA2,502
|
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
|
pay 48.0% more for clothing
Niamey
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.48
F CFA25,024
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
F CFA28,360
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.48
F CFA25,024
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
F CFA25,024
|
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
|
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