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 CFA3,049
|
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
F CFA6,099
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
F CFA851
|
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
F CFA381
|
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
|
Niger
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
F CFA318
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
F CFA5,310
|
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.26
F CFA1,408
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.30
F CFA2,055
|
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
F CFA1,037
|
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA369
|
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
F CFA657
|
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
F CFA450
|
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA346
|
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA161
|
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
|
pay 70.2% more for transportation
|
Niger
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
F CFA2,147
|
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.25
F CFA7,623
|
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,606.70
F CFA12,197,027
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
F CFA2,338
|
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
|
pay 52.9% less for housing
|
Niger
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.29
F CFA28,799
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$796.52
F CFA495,504
|
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.73
F CFA106,211
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
|
pay 1.2% less for childcare
|
Niger
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$925.87
F CFA575,971
|
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,493.20
F CFA2,795,152
|
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
|
pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Niger
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
F CFA762
|
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
F CFA1,863
|
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.46
F CFA33,881
|
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
F CFA2,541
|
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
|
pay 47.8% more for clothing
|
Niger
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.85
F CFA25,410
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.29
F CFA28,799
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.85
F CFA25,410
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.85
F CFA25,410
|
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
|
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