Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 29.3% cheaper than Guatemala.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Nigeria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
GTQ40.46
|
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
GTQ8.07
|
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
GTQ5.77
|
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
|
pay 5.6% less for groceries
Guatemala
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
GTQ14.01
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
GTQ19.50
|
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
GTQ47.41
|
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
GTQ14.97
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
GTQ21.30
|
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
GTQ11.12
|
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
GTQ8.12
|
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GTQ5.25
|
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
GTQ4.84
|
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
|
pay 3.4% less for transportation
Guatemala
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
GTQ29.12
|
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
GTQ114.91
|
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
GTQ133,186.90
|
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
|
pay 6.3% more for housing
Guatemala
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
GTQ3,074.15
|
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
GTQ3,028.59
|
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
GTQ413.73
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
|
pay 57.3% less for childcare
Guatemala
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
|
pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
GTQ16.66
|
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
GTQ17.96
|
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
GTQ26.01
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
GTQ322.25
|
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
GTQ53.01
|
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
|
pay 50.9% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
GTQ340.41
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
GTQ370.17
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
GTQ760.91
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
GTQ744.10
|
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
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