Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 48.1% cheaper than Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Timor-Leste
|
Nigeria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$2.61
NGN4,419.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$5.61
NGN9,491.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.38
NGN643.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$0.23
NGN383.03
|
|
pay 9.8% less for groceries
Timor-Leste
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$1.27
NGN2,145.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.51
NGN4,255.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.27
|
$9.86
NGN16,689.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
$1.87
NGN3,172.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
|
$2.04
NGN3,445.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.75
NGN2,959.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.90
NGN1,528.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.73
NGN1,240.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$0.79
NGN1,333.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.82
NGN1,384.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.83
NGN1,412.68
|
|
pay 62.1% less for transportation
Timor-Leste
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
|
$2.41
NGN4,078.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$36.26
NGN61,376.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,757.94
NGN28,369,234.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
|
$12.54
NGN21,224.56
|
|
pay 54.0% less for housing
Timor-Leste
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$29.99
NGN50,777.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$731.80
NGN1,238,852.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$456.14
NGN772,196.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$18.28
NGN30,948.81
|
|
pay 80.4% less for childcare
Timor-Leste
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$85.98
NGN145,558.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,000.00
|
$1,787.42
NGN3,025,900.91
|
|
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
Timor-Leste
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$0.91
NGN1,532.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$2.04
NGN3,446.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
|
$1.60
NGN2,707.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$36.79
NGN62,283.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$6.47
NGN10,947.70
|
|
pay 31.9% less for clothing
Timor-Leste
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
|
$17.81
NGN30,156.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$28.83
NGN48,813.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.33
|
$57.22
NGN96,863.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$57.36
NGN97,109.56
|
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