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
NGN4,573.19
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$5.43
NGN9,165.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$0.38
NGN641.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$0.31
NGN515.04
|
|
pay 21.9% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$1.34
NGN2,264.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$2.32
NGN3,908.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$11.06
NGN18,655.71
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$1.86
NGN3,132.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$2.49
NGN4,198.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.83
NGN3,087.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.86
NGN1,455.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.73
NGN1,238.16
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.83
NGN1,398.69
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.92
NGN1,547.99
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.89
NGN1,502.18
|
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pay 48.0% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$2.36
NGN3,974.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$35.66
NGN60,166.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$9,742.56
NGN16,439,733.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$10.25
NGN17,301.30
|
|
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
NGN55,751.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$806.81
NGN1,361,416.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$498.69
NGN841,503.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$16.06
NGN27,098.23
|
|
pay 93.2% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$76.23
NGN128,638.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$1,836.86
NGN3,099,535.68
|
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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
NGN1,541.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$2.16
NGN3,640.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$1.42
NGN2,388.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$37.75
NGN63,706.28
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$6.67
NGN11,256.47
|
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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
NGN27,881.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$29.67
NGN50,058.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$53.82
NGN90,822.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$54.66
NGN92,233.86
|
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