Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 44.2% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Finland, you would:
pay 73.8% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.85
|
$2.71
NGN3,861.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$5.43
NGN7,739.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$0.38
NGN541.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$0.31
NGN434.91
|
|
pay 9.1% more for groceries
Finland
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$1.34
NGN1,911.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.46
|
$2.32
NGN3,300.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.91
|
$11.06
NGN15,753.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
$1.86
NGN2,644.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.69
|
$2.49
NGN3,545.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.83
NGN2,607.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.86
NGN1,229.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.73
NGN1,045.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.83
NGN1,181.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.92
NGN1,307.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.89
NGN1,268.49
|
|
pay 56.1% less for transportation
Finland
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.30
|
$2.36
NGN3,356.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.24
|
$35.66
NGN50,805.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,884.65
|
$9,742.56
NGN13,882,179.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.45
|
$10.25
NGN14,609.71
|
|
pay 11.4% less for housing
Finland
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.47
|
$33.04
NGN47,078.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€692.13
|
$806.81
NGN1,149,619.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€575.70
|
$498.69
NGN710,589.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.58
|
$16.06
NGN22,882.52
|
|
pay 75.6% less for childcare
Finland
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€288.43
|
$76.23
NGN108,626.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,018.00
|
$1,836.86
NGN2,617,336.29
|
|
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.64
|
$0.91
NGN1,301.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$2.16
NGN3,074.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.83
|
$1.42
NGN2,016.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.94
|
$37.75
NGN53,795.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.36
|
$6.67
NGN9,505.29
|
|
pay 43.1% less for clothing
Finland
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.94
|
$16.52
NGN23,544.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.30
|
$29.67
NGN42,270.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.49
|
$53.82
NGN76,693.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€100.08
|
$54.66
NGN77,884.90
|
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