Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 3.9% cheaper than Argentina.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Nigeria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
$6,050.35
|
$1.64
₦2,127.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
$4,276.20
|
$5.58
₦7,232.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
$1,023.67
|
$0.35
₦459.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
$707.95
|
$0.24
₦306.13
|
|
pay 48.6% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
$1,007.97
|
$1.05
₦1,360.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
$2,871.07
|
$1.55
₦2,004.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
$2,625.95
|
$9.26
₦12,005.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
$1,287.60
|
$1.87
₦2,421.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
$1,620.53
|
$1.68
₦2,182.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
$611.98
|
$1.57
₦2,041.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
$528.95
|
$0.70
₦904.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$415.28
|
$0.53
₦681.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
$534.15
|
$0.71
₦921.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
$273.38
|
$0.78
₦1,008.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$323.42
|
$0.60
₦784.51
|
|
pay 18.2% less for transportation
Argentina
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
$2,965.66
|
$1.37
₦1,771.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
$16,758.80
|
$23.20
₦30,092.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
$20,971,003.56
|
$14,662.06
₦19,016,689.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
$7,705.07
|
$9.37
₦12,154.15
|
|
pay 99.5% more for housing
Argentina
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
$19,121.48
|
$40.44
₦52,450.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
$206,232.00
|
$814.72
₦1,056,695.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
$157,289.86
|
$414.25
₦537,277.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
$33,339.09
|
$15.73
₦20,396.11
|
|
pay 43.8% less for childcare
Argentina
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
$101,252.45
|
$82.01
₦106,363.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
$4,138,407.35
|
$1,992.54
₦2,584,324.38
|
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
$1,566.05
|
$0.75
₦969.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
$1,421.41
|
$1.87
₦2,431.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
$1,662.84
|
$0.96
₦1,241.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
$19,638.77
|
$24.54
₦31,825.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
$3,557.98
|
$5.83
₦7,563.15
|
|
pay 54.1% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
$51,347.64
|
$16.79
₦21,772.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
$43,592.41
|
$22.52
₦29,204.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
$97,536.15
|
$46.88
₦60,808.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
$77,113.99
|
$60.60
₦78,602.54
|
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