Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 41.0% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 12.0% more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
|
pay 56.6% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
|
pay 6.0% less for transportation
Bhutan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
|
pay 46.8% more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
|
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