Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 36.4% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Vientiane, you would:
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
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
$0.62
F CFA375
|
|
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
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
$2.30
F CFA1,386
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
$3.36
F CFA2,024
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$1.69
F CFA1,022
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
$0.60
F CFA363
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
$1.07
F CFA647
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
$0.73
F CFA443
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
$0.56
F CFA341
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
$0.26
F CFA159
|
|
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
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
$3.82
F CFA2,302
|
|
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
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$173.40
F CFA104,595
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$55.31
F CFA33,365
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$4.15
F CFA2,502
|
|
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
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$41.48
F CFA25,024
|
|
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