Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 12.4% cheaper than South Africa.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR153.78
|
$2.71
NGN3,861.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR83.73
|
$5.43
NGN7,739.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR17.25
|
$0.38
NGN541.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.85
|
$0.31
NGN434.91
|
|
pay 54.5% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR17.23
|
$1.34
NGN1,911.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR65.23
|
$2.32
NGN3,300.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR75.03
|
$11.06
NGN15,753.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR38.70
|
$1.86
NGN2,644.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.47
|
$2.49
NGN3,545.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.94
|
$1.83
NGN2,607.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.44
|
$0.86
NGN1,229.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.90
|
$0.73
NGN1,045.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
$0.83
NGN1,181.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR9.16
|
$0.92
NGN1,307.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.37
|
$0.89
NGN1,268.49
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR89.18
|
$2.36
NGN3,356.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR943.62
|
$35.66
NGN50,805.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR363,452.62
|
$9,742.56
NGN13,882,179.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR156.61
|
$10.25
NGN14,609.71
|
|
pay 19.6% more for housing
South Africa
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR755.28
|
$33.04
NGN47,078.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,736.90
|
$806.81
NGN1,149,619.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR6,013.05
|
$498.69
NGN710,589.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,419.09
|
$16.06
NGN22,882.52
|
|
pay 53.3% less for childcare
South Africa
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,157.29
|
$76.23
NGN108,626.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR70,186.52
|
$1,836.86
NGN2,617,336.29
|
|
pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR37.86
|
$0.91
NGN1,301.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR33.23
|
$2.16
NGN3,074.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR49.76
|
$1.42
NGN2,016.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR529.67
|
$37.75
NGN53,795.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR110.17
|
$6.67
NGN9,505.29
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR829.93
|
$16.52
NGN23,544.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR560.36
|
$29.67
NGN42,270.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,511.86
|
$53.82
NGN76,693.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,431.64
|
$54.66
NGN77,884.90
|
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