Cost of living comparison

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Niamey is 48.3% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

If you lived in Niamey instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:

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pay 44.7% more for restaurants

 
Ulaanbaatar
Niamey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.08
MNT17,250.00
$4.90
F CFA3,083
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
$9.80
F CFA6,165
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.84
MNT2,852.94
$1.37
F CFA861

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pay 1.5% less for groceries

 
Ulaanbaatar
Niamey
Bread
1 loaf
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
$0.51
F CFA321
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.82
MNT23,187.50
$8.17
F CFA5,138
Milk (1 gallon) $5.44
MNT18,498.60
$8.54
F CFA5,368

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pay 6.7% less for transportation

 
Ulaanbaatar
Niamey
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.00
MNT13,586.19
$3.45
F CFA2,171
Monthly public transit pass $8.09
MNT27,500.00
$12.25
F CFA7,707
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
$19,606.70
F CFA12,330,925

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Ulaanbaatar
Niamey
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
$46.29
F CFA29,115
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
$796.52
F CFA500,944
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
$408.47
F CFA256,894

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

 
Ulaanbaatar
Niamey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $153.03
MNT520,000.00
$925.87
F CFA582,294
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
$4,493.20
F CFA2,825,837

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pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ulaanbaatar
Niamey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.77
MNT6,000.00
$1.23
F CFA771
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.52
MNT8,557.14
$3.00
F CFA1,884
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
$2.45
F CFA1,541

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pay 43.0% less for clothing

 
Ulaanbaatar
Niamey
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
$40.85
F CFA25,689
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
$46.29
F CFA29,115
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
$40.85
F CFA25,689

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