Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 51.2% cheaper than Kansas.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Kansas, you would:
pay 73.2% less for restaurants
Kansas
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.17
|
$2.61
NGN4,041.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.67
|
$5.61
NGN8,679.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
|
$0.38
NGN588.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$0.23
NGN350.28
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
Kansas
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$1.27
NGN1,962.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
|
$2.51
NGN3,891.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
|
$9.86
NGN15,262.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
|
$1.87
NGN2,900.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
|
$2.04
NGN3,150.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.11
|
$1.75
NGN2,706.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.90
NGN1,397.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$0.73
NGN1,134.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$0.79
NGN1,219.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$0.82
NGN1,266.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.83
NGN1,291.87
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
Kansas
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
|
$2.41
NGN3,729.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
|
$36.26
NGN56,127.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,699.70
|
$16,757.94
NGN25,943,134.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.26
|
$12.54
NGN19,409.47
|
|
pay 54.4% less for housing
Kansas
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.90
|
$29.99
NGN46,434.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$974.44
|
$731.80
NGN1,132,907.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.72
|
$456.14
NGN706,159.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.16
|
$18.28
NGN28,302.11
|
|
pay 89.3% less for childcare
Kansas
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$790.83
|
$85.98
NGN133,110.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,028.38
|
$1,787.42
NGN2,767,129.87
|
|
pay 59.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kansas
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.71
|
$0.91
NGN1,401.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.46
|
$2.04
NGN3,151.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.26
|
$1.60
NGN2,476.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.56
|
$36.79
NGN56,957.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.71
|
$6.47
NGN10,011.47
|
|
pay 40.5% less for clothing
Kansas
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.72
|
$17.81
NGN27,577.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.08
|
$28.83
NGN44,638.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.05
|
$57.22
NGN88,579.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.71
|
$57.36
NGN88,804.88
|
|
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