Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 52.6% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.47
NZ$23.82
|
$2.61
NGN4,033.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
NZ$15.58
|
$5.61
NGN8,663.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.82
|
$0.38
NGN587.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
NZ$3.44
|
$0.23
NGN349.62
|
|
pay 19.5% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NZ$3.30
|
$1.27
NGN1,958.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.77
NZ$6.66
|
$2.51
NGN3,884.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.55
NZ$11.57
|
$9.86
NGN15,234.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.92
NZ$10.48
|
$1.87
NGN2,895.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$7.51
|
$2.04
NGN3,144.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$2.03
|
$1.75
NGN2,701.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.84
|
$0.90
NGN1,394.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.31
|
$0.73
NGN1,132.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.31
NZ$4.08
|
$0.79
NGN1,217.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
NZ$1.59
|
$0.82
NGN1,263.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.47
|
$0.83
NGN1,289.45
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
NZ$11.07
|
$2.41
NGN3,722.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.15
NZ$122.27
|
$36.26
NGN56,022.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,735.85
NZ$43,733.83
|
$16,757.94
NGN25,894,523.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.90
NZ$31.65
|
$12.54
NGN19,373.10
|
|
pay 48.1% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.16
NZ$90.45
|
$29.99
NGN46,347.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.66
NZ$1,781.58
|
$731.80
NGN1,130,784.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.64
NZ$1,431.46
|
$456.14
NGN704,836.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
NZ$162.09
|
$18.28
NGN28,249.08
|
|
pay 84.6% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$611.89
NZ$1,081.84
|
$85.98
NGN132,860.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,661.07
NZ$18,849.14
|
$1,787.42
NGN2,761,944.94
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.10
NZ$10.78
|
$0.91
NGN1,399.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NZ$5.84
|
$2.04
NGN3,145.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.88
NZ$40.45
|
$1.60
NGN2,471.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.53
NZ$68.12
|
$36.79
NGN56,850.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
NZ$19.30
|
$6.47
NGN9,992.71
|
|
pay 48.5% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.31
NZ$115.46
|
$17.81
NGN27,525.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
NZ$72.11
|
$28.83
NGN44,554.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.71
NZ$165.68
|
$57.22
NGN88,413.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.74
NZ$215.25
|
$57.36
NGN88,638.48
|
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