Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 10.0% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 20.4% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$9.80
F CFA6,165
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$1.37
F CFA861
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$0.61
F CFA385
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$0.51
F CFA321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$8.54
F CFA5,368
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$2.26
F CFA1,423
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$3.30
F CFA2,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$1.67
F CFA1,049
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$1.06
F CFA664
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$0.72
F CFA454
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.56
F CFA350
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$0.26
F CFA163
|
|
pay 51.6% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$3.45
F CFA2,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$12.25
F CFA7,707
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$19,606.70
F CFA12,330,925
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$3.76
F CFA2,363
|
|
pay 76.5% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$796.52
F CFA500,944
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$170.73
F CFA107,377
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$925.87
F CFA582,294
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$4,493.20
F CFA2,825,837
|
|
pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$3.00
F CFA1,884
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$54.46
F CFA34,253
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
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