Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 56.8% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 77.8% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Nigeria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$1.64
₦2,127.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$5.58
₦7,232.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$0.35
₦459.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.24
₦306.13
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$1.05
₦1,360.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$1.55
₦2,004.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$9.26
₦12,005.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$1.87
₦2,421.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$1.68
₦2,182.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$1.57
₦2,041.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.70
₦904.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.53
₦681.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.71
₦921.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.78
₦1,008.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.60
₦784.51
|
|
pay 67.9% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.96
|
$1.37
₦1,771.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.98
|
$23.20
₦30,092.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
$14,662.06
₦19,016,689.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.33
|
$9.37
₦12,154.15
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
$40.44
₦52,450.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
$814.72
₦1,056,695.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.06
|
$414.25
₦537,277.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
$15.73
₦20,396.11
|
|
pay 81.9% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
$82.01
₦106,363.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
$1,992.54
₦2,584,324.38
|
|
pay 61.5% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$0.75
₦969.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$1.87
₦2,431.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$0.96
₦1,241.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.97
|
$24.54
₦31,825.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$5.83
₦7,563.15
|
|
pay 57.4% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
$16.79
₦21,772.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
$22.52
₦29,204.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
$46.88
₦60,808.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.96
|
$60.60
₦78,602.54
|
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