Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 3.6% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 40.9% less for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
|
pay 58.1% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
|
pay 34.8% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
|
pay 10.1% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
|
pay 42.9% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
|
pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
|
pay 36.5% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
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