Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 27.4% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Burma, you would:
pay 30.0% less for restaurants
Burma
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,138
|
$1.64
₦2,168.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
$5.58
₦7,368.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,223
|
$0.35
₦468.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K713
|
$0.24
₦311.90
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
Burma
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
$1.05
₦1,386.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,180
|
$1.55
₦2,042.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,515
|
$9.26
₦12,231.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
$1.87
₦2,466.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,641
|
$1.68
₦2,223.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,801
|
$1.57
₦2,080.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K716
|
$0.70
₦921.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,055
|
$0.53
₦694.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,509
|
$0.71
₦938.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,190
|
$0.78
₦1,027.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,528
|
$0.60
₦799.31
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
Burma
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,758
|
$1.37
₦1,805.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K36,099
|
$23.20
₦30,659.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
$14,662.06
₦19,375,535.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,940
|
$9.37
₦12,383.49
|
|
pay 14.1% less for housing
Burma
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
$40.44
₦53,439.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
$814.72
₦1,076,635.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K675,688
|
$414.25
₦547,415.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
$15.73
₦20,780.99
|
|
pay 83.0% less for childcare
Burma
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
$82.01
₦108,370.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
$1,992.54
₦2,633,090.68
|
|
pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,304
|
$0.75
₦987.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,348
|
$1.87
₦2,476.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
$0.96
₦1,264.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K73,354
|
$24.54
₦32,426.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,259
|
$5.83
₦7,705.87
|
|
pay 48.6% less for clothing
Burma
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
$16.79
₦22,182.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
$22.52
₦29,755.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
$46.88
₦61,956.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K186,677
|
$60.60
₦80,085.77
|
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