Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 33.5% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 7.7% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,457
|
$2.71
NGN4,448.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
$5.43
NGN8,915.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,870
|
$0.38
NGN624.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,723
|
$0.31
NGN500.94
|
|
pay 55.1% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
$1.34
NGN2,202.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫152,208
|
$2.32
NGN3,801.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,198
|
$11.06
NGN18,145.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
$1.86
NGN3,046.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,382
|
$2.49
NGN4,083.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,996
|
$1.83
NGN3,003.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,129
|
$0.86
NGN1,415.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,044
|
$0.73
NGN1,204.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,552
|
$0.83
NGN1,360.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,491
|
$0.92
NGN1,505.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,448
|
$0.89
NGN1,461.06
|
|
pay 98.8% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,017
|
$2.36
NGN3,865.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫173,709
|
$35.66
NGN58,519.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
$9,742.56
NGN15,989,702.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫144,158
|
$10.25
NGN16,827.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
$33.04
NGN54,225.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
$806.81
NGN1,324,148.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
$498.69
NGN818,467.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
$16.06
NGN26,356.43
|
|
pay 74.4% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
$76.23
NGN125,117.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
$1,836.86
NGN3,014,687.20
|
|
pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,552
|
$0.91
NGN1,499.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,559
|
$2.16
NGN3,541.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
$1.42
NGN2,322.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫576,647
|
$37.75
NGN61,962.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,034
|
$6.67
NGN10,948.33
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
$16.52
NGN27,118.45
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
$29.67
NGN48,688.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
$53.82
NGN88,336.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
$54.66
NGN89,709.00
|
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