Cost of living comparison
California is 5.8 times more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in California instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
NGN3,810.51
|
$19.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.43
NGN7,637.30
|
$11.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
NGN534.75
|
$2.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
NGN429.14
|
$2.23
|
|
pay 99.3% more for groceries
Nigeria
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
NGN1,886.53
|
$4.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.32
NGN3,256.71
|
$6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.06
NGN15,544.46
|
$4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
NGN2,609.87
|
$4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
NGN3,498.37
|
$5.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
NGN2,572.67
|
$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NGN1,212.74
|
$0.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
NGN1,031.67
|
$1.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,165.42
|
$2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NGN1,289.83
|
$1.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NGN1,251.66
|
$1.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Nigeria
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.36
NGN3,311.48
|
$4.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.66
NGN50,132.00
|
$67.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,742.56
NGN13,698,045.27
|
$29,950.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.25
NGN14,415.92
|
$20.46
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Nigeria
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.04
NGN46,454.08
|
$69.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$806.81
NGN1,134,370.58
|
$2,333.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$498.69
NGN701,164.44
|
$2,022.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.06
NGN22,579.00
|
$178.08
|
|
pay 18.8 times more for childcare
Nigeria
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.23
NGN107,185.48
|
$1,629.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,836.86
NGN2,582,619.71
|
$29,739.09
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
NGN1,284.47
|
$7.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
NGN3,033.73
|
$5.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.42
NGN1,989.93
|
$10.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.75
NGN53,081.86
|
$68.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
NGN9,379.21
|
$14.08
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Nigeria
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.52
NGN23,231.81
|
$52.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.67
NGN41,710.16
|
$41.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.82
NGN75,675.99
|
$84.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.66
NGN76,851.83
|
$115.90
|
|
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