Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 2.1% more expensive than Niger.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Niger, you would:
pay 37.0% less for restaurants
Niger
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA2,943
|
$3.85
KES496.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
F CFA5,885
|
$5.38
KES694.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
F CFA821
|
$0.59
KES75.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
F CFA368
|
$0.49
KES63.21
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
Niger
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA307
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.30
F CFA4,904
|
$5.70
KES734.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.67
F CFA5,124
|
$3.37
KES435.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
F CFA1,359
|
$1.69
KES218.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
F CFA1,984
|
$2.67
KES344.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
F CFA1,001
|
$1.12
KES144.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA356
|
$0.42
KES53.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA634
|
$0.78
KES100.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA434
|
$0.41
KES52.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA334
|
$0.42
KES54.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA156
|
$0.48
KES61.29
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Niger
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
F CFA2,072
|
$6.09
KES785.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.45
F CFA7,357
|
$34.46
KES4,445.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,912.70
F CFA11,770,452
|
$18,461.54
KES2,381,723.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.82
F CFA2,256
|
$12.62
KES1,627.51
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
Niger
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.02
F CFA27,791
|
$40.57
KES5,233.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.95
F CFA478,175
|
$418.88
KES54,039.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.90
F CFA219,241
|
$196.01
KES25,286.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.40
F CFA102,496
|
$22.29
KES2,875.97
|
|
pay 8.7% less for childcare
Niger
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$940.32
F CFA555,827
|
$146.63
KES18,917.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,563.33
F CFA2,697,395
|
$7,624.54
KES983,642.00
|
|
pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
F CFA736
|
$2.31
KES297.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
F CFA1,798
|
$2.24
KES288.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
F CFA1,471
|
$2.69
KES347.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.31
F CFA32,696
|
$45.86
KES5,916.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
F CFA2,452
|
$6.15
KES793.91
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
Niger
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
$18.56
KES2,394.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
F CFA27,791
|
$24.95
KES3,218.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
$57.17
KES7,375.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
$52.46
KES6,768.02
|
|
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