Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 54.6% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of France, you would:
pay 77.2% less for restaurants
France
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.07
|
$1.64
NGN2,174.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.32
|
$5.58
NGN7,389.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.58
|
$0.35
NGN469.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.24
NGN312.77
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
France
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
$1.05
NGN1,390.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.78
|
$1.55
NGN2,048.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.97
|
$9.26
NGN12,265.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
$1.87
NGN2,473.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$1.68
NGN2,230.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.57
NGN2,085.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.70
NGN924.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.53
NGN696.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$0.71
NGN941.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.78
NGN1,030.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.60
NGN801.52
|
|
pay 57.6% less for transportation
France
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.32
|
$1.37
NGN1,810.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.99
|
$23.20
NGN30,744.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,495.89
|
$14,662.06
NGN19,429,133.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.86
|
$9.37
NGN12,417.75
|
|
pay 20.7% less for housing
France
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.90
|
$40.44
NGN53,587.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€710.52
|
$814.72
NGN1,079,613.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€570.47
|
$414.25
NGN548,930.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.14
|
$15.73
NGN20,838.48
|
|
pay 85.1% less for childcare
France
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€629.82
|
$82.01
NGN108,670.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,563.83
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,640,374.53
|
|
pay 59.8% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$0.75
NGN990.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.74
|
$1.87
NGN2,483.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
$0.96
NGN1,268.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.48
|
$24.54
NGN32,516.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.48
|
$5.83
NGN7,727.18
|
|
pay 55.4% less for clothing
France
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.57
|
$16.79
NGN22,244.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.34
|
$22.52
NGN29,837.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.98
|
$46.88
NGN62,127.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€114.63
|
$60.60
NGN80,307.31
|
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