Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 4.5% cheaper than Namibia.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
Namibia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$2.71
NGN3,861.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$5.43
NGN7,739.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$0.38
NGN541.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$0.31
NGN434.91
|
|
pay 47.1% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$1.34
NGN1,911.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$2.32
NGN3,300.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$11.06
NGN15,753.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$1.86
NGN2,644.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$2.49
NGN3,545.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$1.83
NGN2,607.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$0.86
NGN1,229.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$0.73
NGN1,045.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$0.83
NGN1,181.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$0.92
NGN1,307.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$0.89
NGN1,268.49
|
|
pay 5.4% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$2.36
NGN3,356.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$35.66
NGN50,805.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$9,742.56
NGN13,882,179.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$10.25
NGN14,609.71
|
|
pay 18.0% more for housing
Namibia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$33.04
NGN47,078.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$806.81
NGN1,149,619.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$498.69
NGN710,589.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$16.06
NGN22,882.52
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
Namibia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$76.23
NGN108,626.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$1,836.86
NGN2,617,336.29
|
|
pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$0.91
NGN1,301.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$2.16
NGN3,074.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$1.42
NGN2,016.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$37.75
NGN53,795.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
$6.67
NGN9,505.29
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
Namibia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$16.52
NGN23,544.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$29.67
NGN42,270.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$53.82
NGN76,693.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$54.66
NGN77,884.90
|
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