Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 17.6% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 30.7% less for restaurants
Colombia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,739
|
$1.64
₦2,168.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,847
|
$5.58
₦7,368.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,385
|
$0.35
₦468.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,819
|
$0.24
₦311.90
|
|
pay 73.3% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,460
|
$1.05
₦1,386.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,383
|
$1.55
₦2,042.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,989
|
$9.26
₦12,231.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,544
|
$1.87
₦2,466.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,165
|
$1.68
₦2,223.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,296
|
$1.57
₦2,080.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,164
|
$0.70
₦921.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,457
|
$0.53
₦694.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,571
|
$0.71
₦938.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,205
|
$0.78
₦1,027.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,326
|
$0.60
₦799.31
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
Colombia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$8,071
|
$1.37
₦1,805.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$93,634
|
$23.20
₦30,659.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,963,660
|
$14,662.06
₦19,375,535.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,727
|
$9.37
₦12,383.49
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Colombia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$84,753
|
$40.44
₦53,439.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$827,027
|
$814.72
₦1,076,635.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$698,607
|
$414.25
₦547,415.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$184,938
|
$15.73
₦20,780.99
|
|
pay 27.6% less for childcare
Colombia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$413,712
|
$82.01
₦108,370.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,912,080
|
$1,992.54
₦2,633,090.68
|
|
pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,552
|
$0.75
₦987.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,780
|
$1.87
₦2,476.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,522
|
$0.96
₦1,264.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$72,726
|
$24.54
₦32,426.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,552
|
$5.83
₦7,705.87
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
Colombia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$160,583
|
$16.79
₦22,182.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$108,348
|
$22.52
₦29,755.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$239,090
|
$46.88
₦61,956.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$179,063
|
$60.60
₦80,085.77
|
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