Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Niamey, Niger

Niamey vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Niamey is 40.1% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 41.0% less in Niamey
Groceries: pay 1.6% less in Niamey
Transportation: pay 1.4% less in Niamey
Housing: pay 3.8% less in Niamey
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in Niamey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.4% less in Niamey
Clothing: pay 56.5% less in Niamey

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Niamey. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Niamey.

Niamey vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Niamey instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

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pay 41.0% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Niamey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,575.87	$4.90 F CFA2,790	-59.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,495.23	$9.80 F CFA5,580	-13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.64	$1.37 F CFA779	-31.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.98	$0.61 F CFA349	-59.2%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 1.6% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Niamey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG328.31	$0.51 F CFA291	-79.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG656.61	$8.17 F CFA4,650	+63.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG745.66	$8.54 F CFA4,858	+50.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG367.09	$2.26 F CFA1,288	-19.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG907.22	$3.30 F CFA1,881	-52.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.83	$1.67 F CFA949	-26.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.48	$0.59 F CFA337	+8.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.57	$1.06 F CFA601	+132.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.57	$0.72 F CFA411	+59.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.83	$0.56 F CFA316	-75.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.79	$0.26 F CFA148	-79.6%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 1.4% less for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Niamey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG263.54	$3.45 F CFA1,964	+72.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,626.45	$12.25 F CFA6,975	-38.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,596,286.76	$19,606.70 F CFA11,159,837	-44.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG470.13	$3.76 F CFA2,139	+5.0%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 3.8% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Niamey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,797.01	$46.29 F CFA26,350	-72.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,503.46	$796.52 F CFA453,368	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,877.01	$408.47 F CFA232,497	-54.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,042.31	$170.73 F CFA97,179	+123.3%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Niamey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,132.25	$925.87 F CFA526,992	+825.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG901,896.75	$4,493.20 F CFA2,557,463	-34.6%
Average			+395.6%

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pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Niamey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG656.61	$1.23 F CFA697	-75.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG216.37	$3.00 F CFA1,705	+81.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.64	$2.45 F CFA1,395	+22.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,132.37	$54.46 F CFA31,000	-21.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,313.22	$4.08 F CFA2,325	-59.2%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 56.5% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Niamey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,505.80	$40.85 F CFA23,250	-48.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,849.19	$46.29 F CFA26,350	-38.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,758.70	$40.85 F CFA23,250	-66.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,698.37	$40.85 F CFA23,250	-72.8%
Average			-56.5%

Port-au-prince vs. Niamey - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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