Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 1.6% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 60.9% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
$2.71
NGN3,861.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
$5.43
NGN7,739.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
$0.38
NGN541.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
$0.31
NGN434.91
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
Venezuela
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
$1.34
NGN1,911.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
$2.32
NGN3,300.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
$11.06
NGN15,753.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
$1.86
NGN2,644.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
$2.49
NGN3,545.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
$1.83
NGN2,607.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
$0.86
NGN1,229.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
$0.73
NGN1,045.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
$0.83
NGN1,181.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
$0.92
NGN1,307.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
$0.89
NGN1,268.49
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
Venezuela
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
$2.36
NGN3,356.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
$35.66
NGN50,805.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
$9,742.56
NGN13,882,179.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
$10.25
NGN14,609.71
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
$33.04
NGN47,078.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
$806.81
NGN1,149,619.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
$498.69
NGN710,589.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
$16.06
NGN22,882.52
|
|
pay 25.4% less for childcare
Venezuela
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
$76.23
NGN108,626.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$1,836.86
NGN2,617,336.29
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
$0.91
NGN1,301.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
$2.16
NGN3,074.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
$1.42
NGN2,016.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
$37.75
NGN53,795.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
$6.67
NGN9,505.29
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Venezuela
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
$16.52
NGN23,544.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
$29.67
NGN42,270.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
$53.82
NGN76,693.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
$54.66
NGN77,884.90
|
|
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