Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 19.9% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Albania, you would:
pay 59.4% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL766
|
$2.61
NGN4,405.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL638
|
$5.61
NGN9,460.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL152
|
$0.38
NGN641.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL74
|
$0.23
NGN381.79
|
|
pay 28.1% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
$1.27
NGN2,138.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL485
|
$2.51
NGN4,242.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL660
|
$9.86
NGN16,635.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL285
|
$1.87
NGN3,162.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL285
|
$2.04
NGN3,434.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL54
|
$1.75
NGN2,950.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL96
|
$0.90
NGN1,523.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL62
|
$0.73
NGN1,236.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL62
|
$0.79
NGN1,329.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.82
NGN1,380.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.83
NGN1,408.11
|
|
pay 15.9% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL716
|
$2.41
NGN4,064.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,615
|
$36.26
NGN61,177.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,588,368
|
$16,757.94
NGN28,277,573.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,811
|
$12.54
NGN21,155.99
|
|
pay 30.7% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,466
|
$29.99
NGN50,612.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,015
|
$731.80
NGN1,234,850.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL29,748
|
$456.14
NGN769,701.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,281
|
$18.28
NGN30,848.82
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
|
Albania
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,436
|
$85.98
NGN145,087.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL321,874
|
$1,787.42
NGN3,016,124.23
|
|
pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL238
|
$0.91
NGN1,527.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL162
|
$2.04
NGN3,435.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL339
|
$1.60
NGN2,698.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,071
|
$36.79
NGN62,082.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL700
|
$6.47
NGN10,912.33
|
|
pay 45.9% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,658
|
$17.81
NGN30,058.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,719
|
$28.83
NGN48,655.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,321
|
$57.22
NGN96,550.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,101
|
$57.36
NGN96,795.80
|
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