Niger is 80.2% more expensive than Russia.

If you lived in Niger instead of Russia, you would:

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pay 56.8% more for restaurants

 
Russia
Niger
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.85
RUB668.88
$4.98
F CFA3,003
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.21
RUB410.57
$9.96
F CFA6,006
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.84
RUB82.22
$1.39
F CFA838

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pay 80.2% more for groceries

 
Russia
Niger
Bread
1 loaf
$0.49
RUB47.52
$0.52
F CFA313
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.93
RUB383.64
$8.30
F CFA5,005
Milk (1 gallon) $3.21
RUB312.95
$8.67
F CFA5,229

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pay 5.2% less for transportation

 
Russia
Niger
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.21
RUB215.72
$3.51
F CFA2,114
Monthly public transit pass $19.07
RUB1,860.48
$12.45
F CFA7,507
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,869.86
RUB2,817,182.76
$19,912.70
F CFA12,011,474

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

 
Russia
Niger
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$6.26
RUB611.12
$47.02
F CFA28,360
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $317.16
RUB30,949.34
$808.95
F CFA487,966
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $217.57
RUB21,230.66
$370.90
F CFA223,730

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

 
Russia
Niger
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $212.06
RUB20,693.17
$940.32
F CFA567,208
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,562.55
RUB542,805.17
$4,563.33
F CFA2,752,630

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pay 32.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Russia
Niger
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
RUB146.19
$1.24
F CFA751
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.72
RUB167.57
$3.04
F CFA1,835
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.19
RUB214.00
$2.49
F CFA1,501

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pay 23.6% less for clothing

 
Russia
Niger
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.04
RUB5,663.72
$41.48
F CFA25,024
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.63
RUB3,574.75
$47.02
F CFA28,360
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$78.11
RUB7,621.90
$41.48
F CFA25,024

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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: November 2024
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