Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 55.6% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 86.0% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Nigeria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
kr153.76
|
$1.64
₦2,127.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
kr133.26
|
$5.58
₦7,232.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
kr23.83
|
$0.35
₦459.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
kr18.79
|
$0.24
₦306.13
|
|
pay 44.3% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
kr28.02
|
$1.05
₦1,360.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
kr51.25
|
$1.55
₦2,004.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
kr49.15
|
$9.26
₦12,005.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
kr26.99
|
$1.87
₦2,421.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
kr18.60
|
$1.68
₦2,182.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.30
|
$1.57
₦2,041.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
kr10.00
|
$0.70
₦904.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.62
|
$0.53
₦681.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
kr12.09
|
$0.71
₦921.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
₦1,008.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.27
|
$0.60
₦784.51
|
|
pay 72.9% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
kr47.53
|
$1.37
₦1,771.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.20
₦30,092.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
kr301,368.72
|
$14,662.06
₦19,016,689.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.37
₦12,154.15
|
|
pay 46.2% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
kr410.03
|
$40.44
₦52,450.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
kr6,833.76
|
$814.72
₦1,056,695.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
kr5,637.85
|
$414.25
₦537,277.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
kr982.98
|
$15.73
₦20,396.11
|
|
pay 2.5% more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
kr2,562.66
|
$82.01
₦106,363.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
kr7,638.38
|
$1,992.54
₦2,584,324.38
|
|
pay 73.0% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
kr61.50
|
$0.75
₦969.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
kr39.72
|
$1.87
₦2,431.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
kr66.63
|
$0.96
₦1,241.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
kr394.65
|
$24.54
₦31,825.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
kr102.51
|
$5.83
₦7,563.15
|
|
pay 69.6% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
kr956.73
|
$16.79
₦21,772.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
kr333.15
|
$22.52
₦29,204.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
kr1,007.98
|
$46.88
₦60,808.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
kr1,435.09
|
$60.60
₦78,602.54
|
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