Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 26.1% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 31.9% less for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$121.98
|
$2.71
NGN3,983.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$153.08
|
$5.43
NGN7,984.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.42
|
$0.38
NGN559.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.57
|
$0.31
NGN448.68
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$58.83
|
$1.34
NGN1,972.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$248.52
|
$2.32
NGN3,404.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$359.60
|
$11.06
NGN16,252.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$88.80
|
$1.86
NGN2,728.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$106.64
|
$2.49
NGN3,657.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.10
|
$1.83
NGN2,689.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.67
|
$0.86
NGN1,267.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.90
|
$0.73
NGN1,078.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$45.98
|
$0.83
NGN1,218.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.97
|
$0.92
NGN1,348.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.64
|
$0.89
NGN1,308.64
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$116.23
|
$2.36
NGN3,462.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,221.94
|
$35.66
NGN52,413.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,031,067.19
|
$9,742.56
NGN14,321,569.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$289.88
|
$10.25
NGN15,072.13
|
|
pay 45.8% more for housing
Taiwan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$645.66
|
$33.04
NGN48,568.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,416.48
|
$806.81
NGN1,186,006.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,747.03
|
$498.69
NGN733,080.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$1,997.78
|
$16.06
NGN23,606.78
|
|
pay 84.5% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,557.11
|
$76.23
NGN112,064.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$459,608.15
|
$1,836.86
NGN2,700,178.50
|
|
pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.31
|
$0.91
NGN1,342.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$86.31
|
$2.16
NGN3,171.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$118.99
|
$1.42
NGN2,080.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,098.90
|
$37.75
NGN55,498.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$294.46
|
$6.67
NGN9,806.14
|
|
pay 36.8% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,194.77
|
$16.52
NGN24,289.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$929.33
|
$29.67
NGN43,608.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,498.48
|
$53.82
NGN79,120.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,095.10
|
$54.66
NGN80,350.06
|
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