Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 12.9% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Laos, you would:
pay 5.7% less for restaurants
Laos
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
$2.71
NGN3,861.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
$5.43
NGN7,739.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
$0.38
NGN541.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$0.31
NGN434.91
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
Laos
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
$1.34
NGN1,911.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$2.32
NGN3,300.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$11.06
NGN15,753.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
$1.86
NGN2,644.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
$2.49
NGN3,545.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$1.83
NGN2,607.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
$0.86
NGN1,229.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
$0.73
NGN1,045.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
$0.83
NGN1,181.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
$0.92
NGN1,307.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
$0.89
NGN1,268.49
|
|
pay 43.3% less for transportation
Laos
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
$2.36
NGN3,356.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$35.66
NGN50,805.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$9,742.56
NGN13,882,179.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
$10.25
NGN14,609.71
|
|
pay 22.2% more for housing
Laos
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
$33.04
NGN47,078.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
$806.81
NGN1,149,619.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
$498.69
NGN710,589.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$16.06
NGN22,882.52
|
|
pay 79.0% less for childcare
Laos
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$76.23
NGN108,626.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$1,836.86
NGN2,617,336.29
|
|
pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
$0.91
NGN1,301.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
$2.16
NGN3,074.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
$1.42
NGN2,016.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$37.75
NGN53,795.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$6.67
NGN9,505.29
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
Laos
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$16.52
NGN23,544.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$29.67
NGN42,270.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$53.82
NGN76,693.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$54.66
NGN77,884.90
|
|
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