Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 0.5% cheaper than Niger.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Niger, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
Niger
|
Brazil
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$5.09
R$31.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
F CFA6,165
|
$5.99
R$36.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
F CFA861
|
$0.99
R$6.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
F CFA385
|
$0.60
R$3.67
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Niger
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
F CFA321
|
$1.36
R$8.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$3.98
R$24.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
F CFA5,368
|
$3.44
R$20.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.26
F CFA1,423
|
$1.87
R$11.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.30
F CFA2,078
|
$1.52
R$9.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
F CFA1,049
|
$0.81
R$4.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.53
R$3.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
F CFA664
|
$0.45
R$2.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
F CFA454
|
$0.63
R$3.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA350
|
$0.49
R$2.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA163
|
$0.46
R$2.80
|
|
pay 80.8% more for transportation
Niger
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
F CFA2,171
|
$3.67
R$22.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.25
F CFA7,707
|
$39.48
R$240.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,606.70
F CFA12,330,925
|
$19,264.28
R$117,242.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
F CFA2,363
|
$7.39
R$44.98
|
|
pay 61.9% less for housing
Niger
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
$17.79
R$108.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$796.52
F CFA500,944
|
$286.10
R$1,741.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
$200.36
R$1,219.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.73
F CFA107,377
|
$49.32
R$300.14
|
|
pay 11.9% less for childcare
Niger
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$925.87
F CFA582,294
|
$259.04
R$1,576.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,493.20
F CFA2,825,837
|
$6,658.88
R$40,525.97
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
F CFA771
|
$1.55
R$9.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
F CFA1,884
|
$1.55
R$9.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$1.94
R$11.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.46
F CFA34,253
|
$21.85
R$132.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
$5.84
R$35.53
|
|
pay 25.2% more for clothing
Niger
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
$43.13
R$262.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
$39.67
R$241.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
$69.89
R$425.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
$56.60
R$344.45
|
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