Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 1.0% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 41.8% less for restaurants
Belarus
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.33
|
$1.64
₦2,127.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
$5.58
₦7,232.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$0.35
₦459.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.24
₦306.13
|
|
pay 51.9% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.05
₦1,360.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$1.55
₦2,004.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
$9.26
₦12,005.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
$1.87
₦2,421.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$1.68
₦2,182.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$1.57
₦2,041.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$0.70
₦904.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$0.53
₦681.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$0.71
₦921.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.78
₦1,008.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.60
₦784.51
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
$1.37
₦1,771.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.59
|
$23.20
₦30,092.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,188.80
|
$14,662.06
₦19,016,689.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.08
|
$9.37
₦12,154.15
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.80
|
$40.44
₦52,450.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.64
|
$814.72
₦1,056,695.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN538.04
|
$414.25
₦537,277.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.92
|
$15.73
₦20,396.11
|
|
pay 84.1% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,331.15
|
$82.01
₦106,363.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,025.49
|
$1,992.54
₦2,584,324.38
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$0.75
₦969.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$1.87
₦2,431.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$0.96
₦1,241.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.72
|
$24.54
₦31,825.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
$5.83
₦7,563.15
|
|
pay 47.5% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.20
|
$16.79
₦21,772.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.92
|
$22.52
₦29,204.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN268.02
|
$46.88
₦60,808.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.35
|
$60.60
₦78,602.54
|
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