Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 98.4% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 41.6% more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
₦2,168.15
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
₦7,368.63
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₦468.45
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
₦311.90
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 29.4% more for groceries
Nigeria
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
₦1,386.19
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
₦2,042.67
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
₦12,231.86
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
₦2,466.80
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₦2,223.90
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
₦2,080.23
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
₦921.56
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
₦694.49
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₦938.77
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
₦1,027.67
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₦799.31
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 89.0% more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
₦1,805.02
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
₦30,659.87
|
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
₦19,375,535.33
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
₦12,383.49
|
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 10.6% more for housing
Nigeria
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
₦53,439.97
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
₦1,076,635.57
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
₦547,415.71
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
₦20,780.99
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
₦108,370.38
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
₦2,633,090.68
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
₦987.78
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₦2,476.99
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
₦1,264.64
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
₦32,426.35
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
₦7,705.87
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 60.8% more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
₦22,182.89
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
₦29,755.61
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
₦61,956.34
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
₦80,085.77
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
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