Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 72.7% more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 22.1% more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
DZD318.44
|
$2.71
NGN3,983.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
DZD465.26
|
$5.43
NGN7,984.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD67.11
|
$0.38
NGN559.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
DZD29.32
|
$0.31
NGN448.68
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Algeria
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
DZD18.48
|
$1.34
NGN1,972.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.82
DZD514.21
|
$2.32
NGN3,404.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
DZD436.63
|
$11.06
NGN16,252.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DZD227.73
|
$1.86
NGN2,728.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DZD299.31
|
$2.49
NGN3,657.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
DZD188.90
|
$1.83
NGN2,689.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
DZD182.41
|
$0.86
NGN1,267.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
DZD98.53
|
$0.73
NGN1,078.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
DZD41.17
|
$0.83
NGN1,218.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
DZD29.93
|
$0.92
NGN1,348.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.50
|
$0.89
NGN1,308.64
|
|
pay 84.9% more for transportation
Algeria
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.23
DZD164.94
|
$2.36
NGN3,462.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.54
DZD1,957.15
|
$35.66
NGN52,413.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,484.82
DZD4,239,147.62
|
$9,742.56
NGN14,321,569.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.78
DZD509.02
|
$10.25
NGN15,072.13
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Algeria
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.66
DZD2,647.65
|
$33.04
NGN48,568.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.86
DZD21,657.97
|
$806.81
NGN1,186,006.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.85
DZD13,309.76
|
$498.69
NGN733,080.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.99
DZD4,711.57
|
$16.06
NGN23,606.78
|
|
pay 3.2% less for childcare
Algeria
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.75
DZD8,582.84
|
$76.23
NGN112,064.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,483.44
DZD334,373.51
|
$1,836.86
NGN2,700,178.50
|
|
pay 60.9% more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
DZD205.50
|
$0.91
NGN1,342.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.66
DZD88.57
|
$2.16
NGN3,171.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
DZD344.14
|
$1.42
NGN2,080.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.16
DZD2,445.34
|
$37.75
NGN55,498.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
DZD585.67
|
$6.67
NGN9,806.14
|
|
pay 35.2% less for clothing
Algeria
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.32
DZD5,024.37
|
$16.52
NGN24,289.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.91
DZD5,642.69
|
$29.67
NGN43,608.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.31
DZD10,274.47
|
$53.82
NGN79,120.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.35
DZD10,009.95
|
$54.66
NGN80,350.06
|
|
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