Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 52.4% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Germany, you would:
pay 76.2% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.01
|
$1.64
₦2,168.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.83
|
$5.58
₦7,368.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$0.35
₦468.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$0.24
₦311.90
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
Germany
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.05
₦1,386.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.31
|
$1.55
₦2,042.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.95
|
$9.26
₦12,231.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$1.87
₦2,466.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$1.68
₦2,223.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.57
₦2,080.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.70
₦921.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.53
₦694.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.71
₦938.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.78
₦1,027.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.60
₦799.31
|
|
pay 63.8% less for transportation
Germany
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.77
|
$1.37
₦1,805.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.69
|
$23.20
₦30,659.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,288.75
|
$14,662.06
₦19,375,535.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.48
|
$9.37
₦12,383.49
|
|
pay 26.7% less for housing
Germany
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.46
|
$40.44
₦53,439.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€710.27
|
$814.72
₦1,076,635.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€540.29
|
$414.25
₦547,415.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.01
|
$15.73
₦20,780.99
|
|
pay 79.0% less for childcare
Germany
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.57
|
$82.01
₦108,370.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,116.47
|
$1,992.54
₦2,633,090.68
|
|
pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$0.75
₦987.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.06
|
$1.87
₦2,476.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.51
|
$0.96
₦1,264.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.51
|
$24.54
₦32,426.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.29
|
$5.83
₦7,705.87
|
|
pay 54.0% less for clothing
Germany
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.53
|
$16.79
₦22,182.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.02
|
$22.52
₦29,755.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.64
|
$46.88
₦61,956.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.09
|
$60.60
₦80,085.77
|
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