Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 10.5% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
Turkey
|
Nigeria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
$2.71
NGN3,983.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
$5.43
NGN7,984.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
$0.38
NGN559.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
$0.31
NGN448.68
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
$1.34
NGN1,972.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
$2.32
NGN3,404.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
$11.06
NGN16,252.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
$1.86
NGN2,728.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
$2.49
NGN3,657.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
$1.83
NGN2,689.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
$0.86
NGN1,267.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
$0.73
NGN1,078.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
$0.83
NGN1,218.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
$0.92
NGN1,348.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
$0.89
NGN1,308.64
|
|
pay 5.5% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
$2.36
NGN3,462.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
$35.66
NGN52,413.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
$9,742.56
NGN14,321,569.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
$10.25
NGN15,072.13
|
|
pay 73.5% more for housing
Turkey
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
$33.04
NGN48,568.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
$806.81
NGN1,186,006.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
$498.69
NGN733,080.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
$16.06
NGN23,606.78
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
$76.23
NGN112,064.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
$1,836.86
NGN2,700,178.50
|
|
pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
$0.91
NGN1,342.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
$2.16
NGN3,171.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
$1.42
NGN2,080.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
$37.75
NGN55,498.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
$6.67
NGN9,806.14
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
$16.52
NGN24,289.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
$29.67
NGN43,608.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
$53.82
NGN79,120.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
$54.66
NGN80,350.06
|
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