Cost of living comparison
Niger is 27.8% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Niger instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 39.1% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
$9.80
F CFA6,165
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
$1.37
F CFA861
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
$0.61
F CFA385
|
|
pay 16.6% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
$0.51
F CFA321
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
$8.54
F CFA5,368
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
$2.26
F CFA1,423
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
$3.30
F CFA2,078
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
$1.67
F CFA1,049
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
$1.06
F CFA664
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
$0.72
F CFA454
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
$0.56
F CFA350
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
$0.26
F CFA163
|
|
pay 59.9% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
$3.45
F CFA2,171
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
$12.25
F CFA7,707
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
$19,606.70
F CFA12,330,925
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
$3.76
F CFA2,363
|
|
pay 33.5% more for housing
Sweden
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
$796.52
F CFA500,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
$170.73
F CFA107,377
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
$925.87
F CFA582,294
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
$4,493.20
F CFA2,825,837
|
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
$3.00
F CFA1,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
$54.46
F CFA34,253
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
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