Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 50.8% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Finland, you would:
pay 75.6% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.66
|
$1.64
₦2,403.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.75
|
$5.58
₦8,168.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.39
|
$0.35
₦519.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.62
|
$0.24
₦345.77
|
|
pay 13.6% less for groceries
Finland
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.21
|
$1.05
₦1,536.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.69
|
$1.55
₦2,264.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$9.26
₦13,559.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.73
|
$1.87
₦2,734.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$1.68
₦2,465.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.57
₦2,306.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.70
₦1,021.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$0.53
₦769.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.64
|
$0.71
₦1,040.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.78
₦1,139.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.60
₦886.09
|
|
pay 62.5% less for transportation
Finland
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.20
|
$1.37
₦2,000.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.45
|
$23.20
₦33,988.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,224.20
|
$14,662.06
₦21,479,182.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.08
|
$9.37
₦13,728.00
|
|
pay 7.9% less for housing
Finland
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.21
|
$40.44
₦59,242.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€685.66
|
$814.72
₦1,193,528.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€568.83
|
$414.25
₦606,849.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€88.74
|
$15.73
₦23,037.23
|
|
pay 75.6% less for childcare
Finland
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€319.09
|
$82.01
₦120,136.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,304.96
|
$1,992.54
₦2,918,971.47
|
|
pay 68.2% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.55
|
$0.75
₦1,095.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.85
|
$1.87
₦2,745.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.17
|
$0.96
₦1,401.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.49
|
$24.54
₦35,946.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€13.98
|
$5.83
₦8,542.51
|
|
pay 52.5% less for clothing
Finland
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€82.05
|
$16.79
₦24,591.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.41
|
$22.52
₦32,986.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€74.97
|
$46.88
₦68,683.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€108.59
|
$60.60
₦88,780.87
|
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