Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 9.3% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
|
pay 28.3% more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
|
pay 78.5% more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Mongolia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
|
pay 51.8% less for childcare
Mongolia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
|
pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
Mongolia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
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