Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 42.5% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$9.80
F CFA6,165
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$1.37
F CFA861
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$0.61
F CFA385
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$0.51
F CFA321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$8.54
F CFA5,368
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$2.26
F CFA1,423
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$3.30
F CFA2,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$1.67
F CFA1,049
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$1.06
F CFA664
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$0.72
F CFA454
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$0.56
F CFA350
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$0.26
F CFA163
|
|
pay 50.8% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$3.45
F CFA2,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
$12.25
F CFA7,707
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
$19,606.70
F CFA12,330,925
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$3.76
F CFA2,363
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$796.52
F CFA500,944
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$170.73
F CFA107,377
|
|
pay 63.5% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$925.87
F CFA582,294
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$4,493.20
F CFA2,825,837
|
|
pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$3.00
F CFA1,884
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$54.46
F CFA34,253
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Niamey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
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