Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 50.4% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 54.5% less for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Nigeria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$1.64
NGN2,337.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$5.58
NGN7,945.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.35
NGN505.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.24
NGN336.32
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$1.05
NGN1,494.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$1.55
NGN2,202.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$9.26
NGN13,189.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$1.87
NGN2,659.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$1.68
NGN2,397.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$1.57
NGN2,243.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.70
NGN993.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.53
NGN748.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.71
NGN1,012.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.78
NGN1,108.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.60
NGN861.87
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$1.37
NGN1,946.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.08
|
$23.20
NGN33,059.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,519.75
|
$14,662.06
NGN20,891,966.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$9.37
NGN13,352.69
|
|
pay 61.3% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.53
|
$40.44
NGN57,622.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.41
|
$814.72
NGN1,160,898.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.67
|
$414.25
NGN590,259.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.01
|
$15.73
NGN22,407.42
|
|
pay 77.0% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.24
|
$82.01
NGN116,852.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.89
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,839,170.25
|
|
pay 69.1% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$0.75
NGN1,065.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$1.87
NGN2,670.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$0.96
NGN1,363.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.60
|
$24.54
NGN34,964.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$5.83
NGN8,308.97
|
|
pay 50.6% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.63
|
$16.79
NGN23,919.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$22.52
NGN32,084.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED308.00
|
$46.88
NGN66,805.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.61
|
$60.60
NGN86,353.71
|
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