Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 54.4% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 78.2% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.21
|
$1.64
NGN2,174.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
$5.58
NGN7,389.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$0.35
NGN469.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.24
NGN312.77
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$1.05
NGN1,390.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$1.55
NGN2,048.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$9.26
NGN12,265.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
$1.87
NGN2,473.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$1.68
NGN2,230.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.57
NGN2,085.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.70
NGN924.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.53
NGN696.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.71
NGN941.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.78
NGN1,030.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.60
NGN801.52
|
|
pay 59.6% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$1.37
NGN1,810.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.62
|
$23.20
NGN30,744.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
$14,662.06
NGN19,429,133.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.25
|
$9.37
NGN12,417.75
|
|
pay 37.8% less for housing
Belgium
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
$40.44
NGN53,587.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.20
|
$814.72
NGN1,079,613.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€632.96
|
$414.25
NGN548,930.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
$15.73
NGN20,838.48
|
|
pay 83.7% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.49
|
$82.01
NGN108,670.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,640,374.53
|
|
pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$0.75
NGN990.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$1.87
NGN2,483.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
$0.96
NGN1,268.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.68
|
$24.54
NGN32,516.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.63
|
$5.83
NGN7,727.18
|
|
pay 55.0% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
$16.79
NGN22,244.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
$22.52
NGN29,837.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
$46.88
NGN62,127.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.51
|
$60.60
NGN80,307.31
|
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