Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 15.3% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
Thailand
|
Nigeria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.09
|
$1.64
NGN2,337.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
$5.58
NGN7,945.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.40
|
$0.35
NGN505.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.93
|
$0.24
NGN336.32
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
$1.05
NGN1,494.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB292.14
|
$1.55
NGN2,202.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB236.04
|
$9.26
NGN13,189.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
$1.87
NGN2,659.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.14
|
$1.68
NGN2,397.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.03
|
$1.57
NGN2,243.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.43
|
$0.70
NGN993.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.94
|
$0.53
NGN748.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.56
|
$0.71
NGN1,012.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.57
|
$0.78
NGN1,108.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.80
|
$0.60
NGN861.87
|
|
pay 32.8% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.00
|
$1.37
NGN1,946.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB888.89
|
$23.20
NGN33,059.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
$14,662.06
NGN20,891,966.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB353.91
|
$9.37
NGN13,352.69
|
|
pay 87.0% more for housing
Thailand
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
$40.44
NGN57,622.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
$814.72
NGN1,160,898.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
$414.25
NGN590,259.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
$15.73
NGN22,407.42
|
|
pay 77.7% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
$82.01
NGN116,852.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,839,170.25
|
|
pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.39
|
$0.75
NGN1,065.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.08
|
$1.87
NGN2,670.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
$0.96
NGN1,363.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
$24.54
NGN34,964.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB205.88
|
$5.83
NGN8,308.97
|
|
pay 31.3% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
$16.79
NGN23,919.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
$22.52
NGN32,084.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
$46.88
NGN66,805.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
$60.60
NGN86,353.71
|
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