Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 47.8% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Japan, you would:
pay 52.8% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Nigeria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,077
|
$1.64
NGN2,174.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥814
|
$5.58
NGN7,389.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥178
|
$0.35
NGN469.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥141
|
$0.24
NGN312.77
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
Japan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥248
|
$1.05
NGN1,390.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,049
|
$1.55
NGN2,048.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥866
|
$9.26
NGN12,265.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥293
|
$1.87
NGN2,473.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥492
|
$1.68
NGN2,230.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥399
|
$1.57
NGN2,085.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥211
|
$0.70
NGN924.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥324
|
$0.53
NGN696.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥336
|
$0.71
NGN941.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥215
|
$0.78
NGN1,030.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥153
|
$0.60
NGN801.52
|
|
pay 58.5% less for transportation
Japan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥751
|
$1.37
NGN1,810.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,149
|
$23.20
NGN30,744.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
$14,662.06
NGN19,429,133.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,128
|
$9.37
NGN12,417.75
|
|
pay 8.7% less for housing
Japan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
$40.44
NGN53,587.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥91,961
|
$814.72
NGN1,079,613.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,942
|
$414.25
NGN548,930.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
$15.73
NGN20,838.48
|
|
pay 80.0% less for childcare
Japan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,833
|
$82.01
NGN108,670.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,640,374.53
|
|
pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥475
|
$0.75
NGN990.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥496
|
$1.87
NGN2,483.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥673
|
$0.96
NGN1,268.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,659
|
$24.54
NGN32,516.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,049
|
$5.83
NGN7,727.18
|
|
pay 36.5% less for clothing
Japan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
$16.79
NGN22,244.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
$22.52
NGN29,837.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
$46.88
NGN62,127.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,190
|
$60.60
NGN80,307.31
|
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