Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 93.0% more expensive than India.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of India, you would:
pay 7.3% more for restaurants
India
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.79
|
$1.64
NGN2,337.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹327.41
|
$5.58
NGN7,945.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.39
|
$0.35
NGN505.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.49
|
$0.24
NGN336.32
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
India
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.62
|
$1.05
NGN1,494.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹209.32
|
$1.55
NGN2,202.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.87
|
$9.26
NGN13,189.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.64
|
$1.87
NGN2,659.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.51
|
$1.68
NGN2,397.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.38
|
$1.57
NGN2,243.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.57
|
$0.70
NGN993.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.98
|
$0.53
NGN748.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.23
|
$0.71
NGN1,012.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.61
|
$0.78
NGN1,108.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.78
|
$0.60
NGN861.87
|
|
pay 91.2% more for transportation
India
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹399.48
|
$1.37
NGN1,946.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹699.72
|
$23.20
NGN33,059.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,097,537.17
|
$14,662.06
NGN20,891,966.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹225.33
|
$9.37
NGN13,352.69
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
India
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹704.65
|
$40.44
NGN57,622.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,538.63
|
$814.72
NGN1,160,898.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,144.86
|
$414.25
NGN590,259.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,182.90
|
$15.73
NGN22,407.42
|
|
pay 68.8% more for childcare
India
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,977.01
|
$82.01
NGN116,852.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,795.39
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,839,170.25
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.36
|
$0.75
NGN1,065.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹117.08
|
$1.87
NGN2,670.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹321.29
|
$0.96
NGN1,363.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,424.65
|
$24.54
NGN34,964.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹245.39
|
$5.83
NGN8,308.97
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
India
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,124.37
|
$16.79
NGN23,919.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,241.36
|
$22.52
NGN32,084.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,448.69
|
$46.88
NGN66,805.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,569.01
|
$60.60
NGN86,353.71
|
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