Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 33.5% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 7.7% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,748
|
$2.71
NGN3,861.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
$5.43
NGN7,739.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,956
|
$0.38
NGN541.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,778
|
$0.31
NGN434.91
|
|
pay 55.1% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
$1.34
NGN1,911.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,160
|
$2.32
NGN3,300.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫137,049
|
$11.06
NGN15,753.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
$1.86
NGN2,644.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,622
|
$2.49
NGN3,545.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,196
|
$1.83
NGN2,607.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,198
|
$0.86
NGN1,229.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,144
|
$0.73
NGN1,045.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,618
|
$0.83
NGN1,181.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,569
|
$0.92
NGN1,307.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,526
|
$0.89
NGN1,268.49
|
|
pay 98.8% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,567
|
$2.36
NGN3,356.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,795
|
$35.66
NGN50,805.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
$9,742.56
NGN13,882,179.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,060
|
$10.25
NGN14,609.71
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
$33.04
NGN47,078.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
$806.81
NGN1,149,619.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
$498.69
NGN710,589.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
$16.06
NGN22,882.52
|
|
pay 74.4% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
$76.23
NGN108,626.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
$1,836.86
NGN2,617,336.29
|
|
pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,694
|
$0.91
NGN1,301.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,807
|
$2.16
NGN3,074.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
$1.42
NGN2,016.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,254
|
$37.75
NGN53,795.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,603
|
$6.67
NGN9,505.29
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
$16.52
NGN23,544.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
$29.67
NGN42,270.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
$53.82
NGN76,693.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
$54.66
NGN77,884.90
|
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