Cost of living comparison
Niger is 28.2% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Niger instead of Quito, you would:
pay 8.6% more for restaurants
Quito
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$4.90
F CFA3,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$9.80
F CFA6,000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$1.37
F CFA837
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.61
F CFA375
|
|
pay 22.0% more for groceries
Quito
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$0.51
F CFA312
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$8.17
F CFA5,000
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$8.54
F CFA5,223
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.26
F CFA1,385
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$3.30
F CFA2,022
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.67
F CFA1,020
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.59
F CFA363
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.72
F CFA442
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.56
F CFA340
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.26
F CFA159
|
|
pay 21.1% less for transportation
Quito
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$3.45
F CFA2,112
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$12.25
F CFA7,499
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$19,606.70
F CFA11,999,025
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$3.76
F CFA2,300
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Quito
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$46.29
F CFA28,331
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$796.52
F CFA487,460
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$408.47
F CFA249,980
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$170.73
F CFA104,487
|
|
pay 91.5% more for childcare
Quito
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$925.87
F CFA566,621
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$4,493.20
F CFA2,749,777
|
|
pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.23
F CFA750
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$3.00
F CFA1,833
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$2.45
F CFA1,500
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$54.46
F CFA33,331
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$4.08
F CFA2,500
|
|
pay 27.9% less for clothing
Quito
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$40.85
F CFA24,998
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$46.29
F CFA28,331
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$40.85
F CFA24,998
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$40.85
F CFA24,998
|
|
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