Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 58.4% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of United States, you would:
pay 75.4% less for restaurants
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United States
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$2.71
NGN4,458.24
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$5.43
NGN8,935.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$0.38
NGN625.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$0.31
NGN502.09
|
|
pay 21.9% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$1.34
NGN2,207.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$2.32
NGN3,810.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$11.06
NGN18,186.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$1.86
NGN3,053.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$2.49
NGN4,093.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.83
NGN3,009.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.86
NGN1,418.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.73
NGN1,207.04
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.83
NGN1,363.53
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.92
NGN1,509.08
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.89
NGN1,464.43
|
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pay 48.0% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$2.36
NGN3,874.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$35.66
NGN58,653.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$9,742.56
NGN16,026,518.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$10.25
NGN16,866.43
|
|
pay 63.8% less for housing
|
United States
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$33.04
NGN54,350.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$806.81
NGN1,327,197.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$498.69
NGN820,352.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$16.06
NGN26,417.11
|
|
pay 93.2% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$76.23
NGN125,405.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$1,836.86
NGN3,021,628.32
|
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pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$0.91
NGN1,502.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$2.16
NGN3,549.42
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$1.42
NGN2,328.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$37.75
NGN62,105.02
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$6.67
NGN10,973.54
|
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pay 45.8% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$16.52
NGN27,180.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$29.67
NGN48,800.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$53.82
NGN88,539.83
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$54.66
NGN89,915.55
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