Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 60.2% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
$1.64
₦2,127.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
$5.58
₦7,232.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
$0.35
₦459.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$0.24
₦306.13
|
|
pay 48.5% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
$1.05
₦1,360.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
$1.55
₦2,004.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
$9.26
₦12,005.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
$1.87
₦2,421.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
$1.68
₦2,182.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
$1.57
₦2,041.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.70
₦904.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
$0.53
₦681.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
$0.71
₦921.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.78
₦1,008.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
$0.60
₦784.51
|
|
pay 58.8% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
$1.37
₦1,771.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
$23.20
₦30,092.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
$14,662.06
₦19,016,689.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
$9.37
₦12,154.15
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
$40.44
₦52,450.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
$814.72
₦1,056,695.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
$414.25
₦537,277.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
$15.73
₦20,396.11
|
|
pay 89.4% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
$82.01
₦106,363.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
$1,992.54
₦2,584,324.38
|
|
pay 72.5% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
$0.75
₦969.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
$1.87
₦2,431.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
$0.96
₦1,241.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
$24.54
₦31,825.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
$5.83
₦7,563.15
|
|
pay 55.7% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
$16.79
₦21,772.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
$22.52
₦29,204.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
$46.88
₦60,808.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
$60.60
₦78,602.54
|
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