Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 2.8 times more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
NGN2,337.84
|
$10.47
SEK113.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN7,945.33
|
$8.27
SEK89.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NGN505.11
|
$1.80
SEK19.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
NGN336.32
|
$1.63
SEK17.66
|
|
pay 63.5% more for groceries
Nigeria
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
NGN1,494.68
|
$2.32
SEK25.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
NGN2,202.54
|
$4.47
SEK48.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN13,189.19
|
$4.74
SEK51.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,659.86
|
$3.01
SEK32.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
NGN2,397.96
|
$4.05
SEK44.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
NGN2,243.04
|
$1.20
SEK13.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NGN993.68
|
$1.00
SEK10.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN748.84
|
$1.15
SEK12.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,012.24
|
$1.57
SEK17.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
NGN1,108.10
|
$0.60
SEK6.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN861.87
|
$0.60
SEK6.50
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
NGN1,946.29
|
$7.21
SEK78.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
NGN33,059.48
|
$69.67
SEK756.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
NGN20,891,966.97
|
$23,170.07
SEK251,716.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
NGN13,352.69
|
$22.12
SEK240.36
|
|
pay 72.9% more for housing
Nigeria
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
NGN57,622.46
|
$28.54
SEK310.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
NGN1,160,898.75
|
$736.74
SEK8,003.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
NGN590,259.36
|
$574.14
SEK6,237.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
NGN22,407.42
|
$61.61
SEK669.31
|
|
pay 59.0% more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
NGN116,852.01
|
$129.63
SEK1,408.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
NGN2,839,170.25
|
$3,186.61
SEK34,618.91
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
NGN1,065.08
|
$6.47
SEK70.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
NGN2,670.86
|
$3.66
SEK39.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
NGN1,363.61
|
$6.21
SEK67.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
NGN34,964.21
|
$36.95
SEK401.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
NGN8,308.97
|
$12.40
SEK134.71
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
NGN23,919.03
|
$78.79
SEK855.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
NGN32,084.44
|
$34.00
SEK369.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
NGN66,805.37
|
$80.12
SEK870.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
NGN86,353.71
|
$121.88
SEK1,324.10
|
|
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