Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 0.8% cheaper than Zambia.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
Zambia
|
Nigeria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$2.71
NGN3,861.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$5.43
NGN7,739.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$0.38
NGN541.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$0.31
NGN434.91
|
|
pay 26.5% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Nigeria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$1.34
NGN1,911.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$2.32
NGN3,300.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$11.06
NGN15,753.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$1.86
NGN2,644.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$2.49
NGN3,545.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$1.83
NGN2,607.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$0.86
NGN1,229.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$0.73
NGN1,045.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$0.83
NGN1,181.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.92
NGN1,307.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.89
NGN1,268.49
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
Zambia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$2.36
NGN3,356.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$35.66
NGN50,805.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$9,742.56
NGN13,882,179.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$10.25
NGN14,609.71
|
|
pay 65.5% more for housing
Zambia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$33.04
NGN47,078.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$806.81
NGN1,149,619.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$498.69
NGN710,589.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$16.06
NGN22,882.52
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$76.23
NGN108,626.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$1,836.86
NGN2,617,336.29
|
|
pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Nigeria
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$0.91
NGN1,301.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$2.16
NGN3,074.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$1.42
NGN2,016.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$37.75
NGN53,795.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$6.67
NGN9,505.29
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$16.52
NGN23,544.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$29.67
NGN42,270.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$53.82
NGN76,693.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$54.66
NGN77,884.90
|
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