Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 11.9% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Laos, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
Laos
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
$2.61
NGN4,350.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
$5.61
NGN9,342.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
$0.38
NGN633.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
$0.23
NGN377.04
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
Laos
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
$1.27
NGN2,112.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
$2.51
NGN4,189.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
$9.86
NGN16,428.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
$1.87
NGN3,122.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
$2.04
NGN3,391.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
$1.75
NGN2,913.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
$0.90
NGN1,504.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
$0.73
NGN1,221.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
$0.79
NGN1,312.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
$0.82
NGN1,363.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
$0.83
NGN1,390.58
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
Laos
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
$2.41
NGN4,014.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
$36.26
NGN60,416.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
$16,757.94
NGN27,925,506.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
$12.54
NGN20,892.59
|
|
pay 23.8% more for housing
Laos
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
$29.99
NGN49,982.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
$731.80
NGN1,219,475.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
$456.14
NGN760,118.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
$18.28
NGN30,464.74
|
|
pay 75.5% less for childcare
Laos
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
$85.98
NGN143,281.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
$1,787.42
NGN2,978,572.28
|
|
pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
$0.91
NGN1,508.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
$2.04
NGN3,392.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
$1.60
NGN2,665.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
$36.79
NGN61,309.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
$6.47
NGN10,776.47
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
Laos
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
$17.81
NGN29,684.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
$28.83
NGN48,049.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
$57.22
NGN95,347.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
$57.36
NGN95,590.65
|
|
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