Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 43.5% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Italy, you would:
pay 73.7% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.07
|
$2.61
NGN4,405.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.39
|
$5.61
NGN9,460.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.38
|
$0.38
NGN641.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.23
NGN381.79
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
$1.27
NGN2,138.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.37
|
$2.51
NGN4,242.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.16
|
$9.86
NGN16,635.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
$1.87
NGN3,162.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.71
|
$2.04
NGN3,434.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.75
NGN2,950.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.90
NGN1,523.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$0.73
NGN1,236.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.79
NGN1,329.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.82
NGN1,380.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.83
NGN1,408.11
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.74
|
$2.41
NGN4,064.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€36.21
|
$36.26
NGN61,177.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€26,331.22
|
$16,757.94
NGN28,277,573.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€17.85
|
$12.54
NGN21,155.99
|
|
pay 20.8% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€26.94
|
$29.99
NGN50,612.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€612.20
|
$731.80
NGN1,234,850.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€477.60
|
$456.14
NGN769,701.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€140.31
|
$18.28
NGN30,848.82
|
|
pay 82.1% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€474.62
|
$85.98
NGN145,087.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,831.03
|
$1,787.42
NGN3,016,124.23
|
|
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.68
|
$0.91
NGN1,527.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.57
|
$2.04
NGN3,435.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.78
|
$1.60
NGN2,698.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€48.63
|
$36.79
NGN62,082.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.76
|
$6.47
NGN10,912.33
|
|
pay 44.0% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€73.16
|
$17.81
NGN30,058.73
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€31.60
|
$28.83
NGN48,655.34
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€80.30
|
$57.22
NGN96,550.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€107.69
|
$57.36
NGN96,795.80
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