Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 6.7 times more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 11.6 times more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
$49.68
£39.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
pay 99.0% more for groceries
Nigeria
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
$4.40
£3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
$6.78
£5.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
$4.27
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
$6.86
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
$64.59
£51.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
$35.31
£28.14
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Nigeria
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
|
pay 16.7 times more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
$7.14
£5.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
$76.60
£61.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
$116.23
£92.62
|
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