Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.5 times more expensive than Niger.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Niger, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Niger
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA2,943
|
$20.55
CA$27.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
F CFA5,885
|
$10.82
CA$14.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
F CFA821
|
$2.40
CA$3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
F CFA368
|
$1.63
CA$2.21
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Niger
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA307
|
$2.80
CA$3.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.30
F CFA4,904
|
$7.33
CA$9.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.67
F CFA5,124
|
$8.50
CA$11.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
F CFA1,359
|
$3.17
CA$4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
F CFA1,984
|
$5.57
CA$7.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
F CFA1,001
|
$1.90
CA$2.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA356
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA634
|
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA434
|
$1.80
CA$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA334
|
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA156
|
$1.27
CA$1.72
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Niger
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
F CFA2,072
|
$4.21
CA$5.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.45
F CFA7,357
|
$94.40
CA$128.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,912.70
F CFA11,770,452
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,844.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.82
F CFA2,256
|
$19.29
CA$26.18
|
|
pay 81.0% more for housing
Niger
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.02
F CFA27,791
|
$53.74
CA$72.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.95
F CFA478,175
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,939.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.90
F CFA219,241
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,783.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.40
F CFA102,496
|
$137.00
CA$185.94
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Niger
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$940.32
F CFA555,827
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,415.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,563.33
F CFA2,697,395
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,468.12
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
F CFA736
|
$5.87
CA$7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
F CFA1,798
|
$3.87
CA$5.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
F CFA1,471
|
$12.48
CA$16.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.31
F CFA32,696
|
$48.45
CA$65.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
F CFA2,452
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
|
pay 93.2% more for clothing
Niger
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
$60.17
CA$81.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
F CFA27,791
|
$48.38
CA$65.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
$104.51
CA$141.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
F CFA24,522
|
$113.29
CA$153.76
|
|
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