Cost of living comparison

compared to

Niamey is 36.4% more expensive than Vientiane.

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

Display currency: USD

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Vientiane
Niamey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.82
LAK39,833
$4.98
F CFA3,003
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.24
LAK70,993
$9.96
F CFA6,006
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
LAK14,796
$1.39
F CFA838

Improve prices ·

pay 5.0% more for groceries

 
Vientiane
Niamey
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
LAK20,395
$0.52
F CFA313
Local cheese (8 oz) $14.08
LAK308,600
$8.30
F CFA5,005
Milk (1 gallon) $6.60
LAK144,656
$8.67
F CFA5,229

Improve prices ·

pay 54.3% less for transportation

 
Vientiane
Niamey
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.14
LAK112,637
$3.51
F CFA2,114
Monthly public transit pass $50.97
LAK1,117,340
$12.45
F CFA7,507
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
$19,912.70
F CFA12,011,474

Improve prices ·

pay 89.4% more for housing

 
Vientiane
Niamey
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.36
LAK292,967
$47.02
F CFA28,360
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $863.65
LAK18,931,546
$808.95
F CFA487,966
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $785.49
LAK17,218,267
$370.90
F CFA223,730

Improve prices ·

pay 61.6% more for childcare

 
Vientiane
Niamey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $342.92
LAK7,516,910
$940.32
F CFA567,208
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
$4,563.33
F CFA2,752,630

Improve prices ·

pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vientiane
Niamey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.00
LAK21,844
$1.24
F CFA751
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.67
LAK36,599
$3.04
F CFA1,835
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.64
LAK35,978
$2.49
F CFA1,501

Improve prices ·

pay 26.6% less for clothing

 
Vientiane
Niamey
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
$41.48
F CFA25,024
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
$47.02
F CFA28,360
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
$41.48
F CFA25,024

Improve prices ·
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
Share this

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Niamey or Vientiane. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Laos vs. Niger. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Laos and Niger.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more