Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 54.6% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of France, you would:
pay 77.2% less for restaurants
France
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.86
|
$1.64
₦2,403.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
$5.58
₦8,168.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$0.35
₦519.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.74
|
$0.24
₦345.77
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
France
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
$1.05
₦1,536.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.67
|
$1.55
₦2,264.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$9.26
₦13,559.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
$1.87
₦2,734.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.81
|
$1.68
₦2,465.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.57
₦2,306.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.70
₦1,021.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.53
₦769.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.71
₦1,040.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.78
₦1,139.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.60
₦886.09
|
|
pay 57.6% less for transportation
France
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.22
|
$1.37
₦2,000.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.30
|
$23.20
₦33,988.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
$14,662.06
₦21,479,182.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.62
|
$9.37
₦13,728.00
|
|
pay 20.7% less for housing
France
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
$40.44
₦59,242.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€700.51
|
$814.72
₦1,193,528.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€562.44
|
$414.25
₦606,849.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
$15.73
₦23,037.23
|
|
pay 85.1% less for childcare
France
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€620.95
|
$82.01
₦120,136.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
$1,992.54
₦2,918,971.47
|
|
pay 59.8% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.75
|
$0.75
₦1,095.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.70
|
$1.87
₦2,745.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
$0.96
₦1,401.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€34.98
|
$24.54
₦35,946.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.33
|
$5.83
₦8,542.51
|
|
pay 55.4% less for clothing
France
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
$16.79
₦24,591.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
$22.52
₦32,986.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
$46.88
₦68,683.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.01
|
$60.60
₦88,780.87
|
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