Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 3.3% cheaper than Nigeria.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 11.1% more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
NGN2,337.84
|
$2.37
NPR315.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN7,945.33
|
$6.33
NPR844.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NGN505.11
|
$0.41
NPR54.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
NGN336.32
|
$0.17
NPR22.56
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
Nigeria
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
NGN1,494.68
|
$0.46
NPR60.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
NGN2,202.54
|
$3.00
NPR400.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN13,189.19
|
$2.75
NPR367.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,659.86
|
$1.40
NPR187.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
NGN2,397.96
|
$1.31
NPR175.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
NGN2,243.04
|
$0.87
NPR115.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NGN993.68
|
$0.39
NPR52.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN748.84
|
$0.51
NPR68.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,012.24
|
$0.25
NPR33.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
NGN1,108.10
|
$0.20
NPR26.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN861.87
|
$0.25
NPR32.75
|
|
pay 53.6% more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
NGN1,946.29
|
$3.88
NPR518.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
NGN33,059.48
|
$11.23
NPR1,498.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
NGN20,891,966.97
|
$31,125.72
NPR4,154,750.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
NGN13,352.69
|
$6.50
NPR868.02
|
|
pay 59.1% less for housing
Nigeria
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
NGN57,622.46
|
$13.59
NPR1,813.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
NGN1,160,898.75
|
$83.37
NPR11,128.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
NGN590,259.36
|
$55.78
NPR7,445.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
NGN22,407.42
|
$16.71
NPR2,231.05
|
|
pay 18.9% less for childcare
Nigeria
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
NGN116,852.01
|
$58.29
NPR7,780.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
NGN2,839,170.25
|
$1,816.14
NPR242,423.38
|
|
pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
NGN1,065.08
|
$2.00
NPR266.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
NGN2,670.86
|
$1.34
NPR178.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
NGN1,363.61
|
$2.26
NPR301.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
NGN34,964.21
|
$26.60
NPR3,550.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
NGN8,308.97
|
$2.58
NPR344.06
|
|
pay 22.0% less for clothing
Nigeria
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
NGN23,919.03
|
$15.63
NPR2,086.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
NGN32,084.44
|
$20.34
NPR2,714.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
NGN66,805.37
|
$38.52
NPR5,141.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
NGN86,353.71
|
$28.13
NPR3,754.37
|
|
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