Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 6.4% more expensive than Niger.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Niger, you would:
pay 8.4% less for restaurants
|
Niger
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$6.91
TRY243.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
F CFA6,165
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
F CFA861
|
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
F CFA385
|
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
|
Niger
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
F CFA321
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
F CFA5,368
|
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.26
F CFA1,423
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.30
F CFA2,078
|
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
F CFA1,049
|
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
F CFA664
|
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
F CFA454
|
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA350
|
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA163
|
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
|
pay 70.2% more for transportation
|
Niger
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
F CFA2,171
|
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.25
F CFA7,707
|
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,606.70
F CFA12,330,925
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
F CFA2,363
|
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
|
pay 52.9% less for housing
|
Niger
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$796.52
F CFA500,944
|
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.73
F CFA107,377
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
|
pay 1.2% less for childcare
|
Niger
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$925.87
F CFA582,294
|
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,493.20
F CFA2,825,837
|
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
|
pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Niger
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
F CFA771
|
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
F CFA1,884
|
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.46
F CFA34,253
|
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
|
pay 47.8% more for clothing
|
Niger
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
|
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