Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Nepal

Nepal vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Nepal is 45.7% cheaper than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.6% less in Nepal
Groceries: pay 41.5% less in Nepal
Transportation: pay 18.8% more in Nepal
Housing: pay 75.0% less in Nepal
Childcare: pay 62.5% less in Nepal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.0% more in Nepal
Clothing: pay 5.8% more in Nepal

The cost of transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Nepal are more expensive than in Nigeria. Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Nepal.

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Nepal vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nepal instead of Nigeria, you would:

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pay 0.6% less for restaurants

	Nigeria	Nepal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.19 NGN2,908.76	$1.97 NPR299.13	-10.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.09 NGN6,780.76	$6.74 NPR1,024.60	+32.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 NGN473.34	$0.46 NPR70.05	+29.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 NGN419.49	$0.14 NPR21.00	-56.2%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 41.5% less for groceries

	Nigeria	Nepal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 NGN1,262.10	$0.47 NPR72.17	-49.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.24 NGN2,979.24	$3.10 NPR471.31	+38.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.26 NGN12,329.33	$2.53 NPR385.06	-72.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 NGN1,978.89	$1.39 NPR211.96	-6.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.76 NGN2,340.96	$1.29 NPR196.68	-26.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 NGN1,167.11	$0.91 NPR138.06	+3.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN872.87	$0.40 NPR60.15	-39.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 NGN709.16	$0.48 NPR73.03	-9.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 NGN890.29	$0.25 NPR37.49	-63.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 NGN819.78	$0.16 NPR24.01	-74.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 NGN763.60	$0.23 NPR34.25	-60.7%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 18.8% more for transportation

	Nigeria	Nepal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 NGN3,205.09	$4.32 NPR656.58	+79.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.22 NGN28,254.69	$10.73 NPR1,632.25	-49.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,156.84 NGN24M	$26,812.36 NPR4M	+47.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.88 NGN9,164.43	$8.54 NPR1,298.08	+24.0%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 75.0% less for housing

	Nigeria	Nepal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.12 NGN24,120.18	$8.34 NPR1,268.78	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$372.59 NGN496K	$88.47 NPR13,454.59	-76.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.75 NGN379K	$57.13 NPR8,688.16	-79.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.52 NGN73,907.84	$23.42 NPR3,561.23	-57.8%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 62.5% less for childcare

	Nigeria	Nepal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.45 NGN292K	$47.95 NPR7,292.39	-78.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,089.03 NGN5M	$2,626.40 NPR399K	-35.8%
Average			-62.5%

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pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Nepal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.74 NGN982.05	$2.34 NPR355.64	+217.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 NGN3,070.30	$1.32 NPR201.11	-42.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.13 NGN1,506.57	$2.34 NPR356.61	+107.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 NGN25,311.31	$16.63 NPR2,528.59	-12.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.40 NGN5,854.04	$2.42 NPR368.54	-44.9%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 5.8% more for clothing

	Nigeria	Nepal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.41 NGN17,851.33	$21.01 NPR3,195.31	+56.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.94 NGN27,874.19	$26.87 NPR4,086.50	+28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.35 NGN45,733.44	$36.07 NPR5,485.09	+5.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.18 NGN53,488.77	$23.87 NPR3,630.11	-40.6%
Average			+5.8%

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