Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 58.7% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 74.7% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.61
|
$1.64
₦1,971.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
$5.58
₦6,699.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$0.35
₦425.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.24
₦283.59
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$1.05
₦1,260.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.05
|
$1.55
₦1,857.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.46
|
$9.26
₦11,121.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
$1.87
₦2,242.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.63
|
$1.68
₦2,022.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.57
₦1,891.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.70
₦837.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.53
₦631.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.71
₦853.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.78
₦934.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.60
₦726.74
|
|
pay 65.5% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.17
|
$1.37
₦1,641.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.74
|
$23.20
₦27,876.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,406.41
|
$14,662.06
₦17,616,463.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.09
|
$9.37
₦11,259.22
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
Ireland
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.58
|
$40.44
₦48,588.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,211.85
|
$814.72
₦978,889.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,076.65
|
$414.25
₦497,716.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.82
|
$15.73
₦18,894.32
|
|
pay 83.9% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€838.54
|
$82.01
₦98,531.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,142.37
|
$1,992.54
₦2,394,036.81
|
|
pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.19
|
$0.75
₦898.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.37
|
$1.87
₦2,252.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
$0.96
₦1,149.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.24
|
$24.54
₦29,482.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.79
|
$5.83
₦7,006.27
|
|
pay 48.8% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.51
|
$16.79
₦20,168.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.96
|
$22.52
₦27,054.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.76
|
$46.88
₦56,331.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.92
|
$60.60
₦72,814.92
|
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