Cost of living comparison
Albania is 69.2% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Albania instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
NGN2,337.84
|
$5.36
ALL500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN7,945.33
|
$4.88
ALL455
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NGN505.11
|
$1.31
ALL122
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
NGN336.32
|
$0.63
ALL59
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
Nigeria
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
NGN1,494.68
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
NGN2,202.54
|
$3.07
ALL286
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN13,189.19
|
$5.06
ALL472
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,659.86
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
NGN2,397.96
|
$2.33
ALL217
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
NGN2,243.04
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NGN993.68
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN748.84
|
$0.57
ALL53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,012.24
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
NGN1,108.10
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN861.87
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
NGN1,946.29
|
$7.57
ALL706
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
NGN33,059.48
|
$12.57
ALL1,173
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
NGN20,891,966.97
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,619,342
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
NGN13,352.69
|
$22.05
ALL2,056
|
|
pay 34.4% more for housing
Nigeria
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
NGN57,622.46
|
$16.93
ALL1,579
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
NGN1,160,898.75
|
$267.36
ALL24,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
NGN590,259.36
|
$193.27
ALL18,022
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
NGN22,407.42
|
$65.46
ALL6,104
|
|
pay 29.3% more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
NGN116,852.01
|
$115.94
ALL10,812
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
NGN2,839,170.25
|
$2,335.62
ALL217,790
|
|
pay 61.1% more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
NGN1,065.08
|
$1.45
ALL136
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
NGN2,670.86
|
$1.30
ALL121
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
NGN1,363.61
|
$3.08
ALL287
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
NGN34,964.21
|
$32.37
ALL3,018
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
NGN8,308.97
|
$5.13
ALL478
|
|
pay 65.5% more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
NGN23,919.03
|
$39.49
ALL3,683
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
NGN32,084.44
|
$32.13
ALL2,996
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
NGN66,805.37
|
$69.30
ALL6,462
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
NGN86,353.71
|
$82.40
ALL7,684
|
|
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