Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 13.8% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Russia, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$1.64
NGN2,337.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$5.58
NGN7,945.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$0.35
NGN505.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$0.24
NGN336.32
|
|
pay 60.7% more for groceries
Russia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$1.05
NGN1,494.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$1.55
NGN2,202.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$9.26
NGN13,189.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$1.87
NGN2,659.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$1.68
NGN2,397.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$1.57
NGN2,243.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.70
NGN993.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$0.53
NGN748.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$0.71
NGN1,012.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.78
NGN1,108.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.60
NGN861.87
|
|
pay 24.9% more for transportation
Russia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$1.37
NGN1,946.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$23.20
NGN33,059.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$14,662.06
NGN20,891,966.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$9.37
NGN13,352.69
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Russia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$40.44
NGN57,622.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$814.72
NGN1,160,898.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$414.25
NGN590,259.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$15.73
NGN22,407.42
|
|
pay 60.2% less for childcare
Russia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$82.01
NGN116,852.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,839,170.25
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$0.75
NGN1,065.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$1.87
NGN2,670.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$0.96
NGN1,363.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$24.54
NGN34,964.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$5.83
NGN8,308.97
|
|
pay 46.5% less for clothing
Russia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$16.79
NGN23,919.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$22.52
NGN32,084.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$46.88
NGN66,805.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$60.60
NGN86,353.71
|
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