Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 29.5% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 25.8% less for restaurants
Moldova
|
Nigeria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.42
|
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.16
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.81
|
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.70
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL63.82
|
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.04
|
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.00
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.52
|
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.28
|
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.13
|
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.69
|
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.37
|
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.91
|
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
|
pay 41.1% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.44
|
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL268.49
|
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL280,670.43
|
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.61
|
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.26
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,001.58
|
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,743.24
|
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,468.91
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
|
pay 54.7% less for childcare
Moldova
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,982.47
|
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL64,953.25
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
|
pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.85
|
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.26
|
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.74
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL440.47
|
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.33
|
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
|
pay 39.4% less for clothing
Moldova
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL748.50
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL541.07
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,363.50
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,559.99
|
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
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