Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 33.8% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
Maldives
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
$2.71
NGN3,861.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
$5.43
NGN7,739.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
$0.38
NGN541.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
$0.31
NGN434.91
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
Maldives
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
$1.34
NGN1,911.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
$2.32
NGN3,300.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
$11.06
NGN15,753.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$1.86
NGN2,644.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
$2.49
NGN3,545.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
$1.83
NGN2,607.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$0.86
NGN1,229.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
$0.73
NGN1,045.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
$0.83
NGN1,181.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
$0.92
NGN1,307.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
$0.89
NGN1,268.49
|
|
pay 18.3% less for transportation
Maldives
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
$2.36
NGN3,356.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
$35.66
NGN50,805.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
$9,742.56
NGN13,882,179.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
$10.25
NGN14,609.71
|
|
pay 51.4% less for housing
Maldives
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
$33.04
NGN47,078.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
$806.81
NGN1,149,619.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
$498.69
NGN710,589.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
$16.06
NGN22,882.52
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
Maldives
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
$76.23
NGN108,626.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
$1,836.86
NGN2,617,336.29
|
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
$0.91
NGN1,301.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
$2.16
NGN3,074.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
$1.42
NGN2,016.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
$37.75
NGN53,795.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
$6.67
NGN9,505.29
|
|
pay 45.5% less for clothing
Maldives
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
$16.52
NGN23,544.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
$29.67
NGN42,270.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
$53.82
NGN76,693.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
$54.66
NGN77,884.90
|
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