Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Taiwan

Taiwan vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 62.2% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.4% more in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 62.7% more in Taiwan
Housing: pay 12.9% more in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Taiwan

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Taiwan are more expensive than in Nigeria. Notably, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Taiwan.

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Taiwan vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.4% more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.19 NGN2,903.93	$4.28 NT$136.94	+96.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.09 NGN6,769.50	$4.99 NT$159.58	-2.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 NGN472.55	$0.95 NT$30.41	+167.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 NGN418.79	$0.65 NT$20.68	+105.3%
Average			+59.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Nigeria	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 NGN1,260.01	$1.74 NT$55.75	+84.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.24 NGN2,974.30	$10.75 NT$343.72	+380.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.26 NGN12,308.86	$11.29 NT$360.84	+21.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 NGN1,975.60	$2.49 NT$79.71	+67.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.76 NGN2,337.07	$3.71 NT$118.68	+111.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 NGN1,165.17	$1.94 NT$61.93	+121.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN871.42	$1.13 NT$36.09	+72.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 NGN707.98	$1.36 NT$43.50	+155.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 NGN888.81	$1.45 NT$46.48	+117.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 NGN818.42	$1.07 NT$34.32	+74.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 NGN762.33	$0.96 NT$30.56	+66.7%
Average			+102.5%

Nigeria vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.7% more for transportation

	Nigeria	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 NGN3,199.77	$3.85 NT$123.03	+59.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.22 NGN28,207.78	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	+63.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,156.84 NGN24M	$32,963.14 NT$1M	+81.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.88 NGN9,149.22	$8.50 NT$271.68	+23.5%
Average			+62.7%

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pay 12.9% more for housing

	Nigeria	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.12 NGN24,080.13	$21.08 NT$673.70	+16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$372.59 NGN495K	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	+24.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.75 NGN378K	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	+2.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.52 NGN73,785.15	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	+13.0%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Nigeria	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.45 NGN292K	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	+145.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,089.03 NGN5M	$17,498.18 NT$559K	+327.9%
Average			+223.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.74 NGN980.42	$1.82 NT$58.32	+147.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 NGN3,065.21	$2.83 NT$90.51	+22.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.13 NGN1,504.07	$4.03 NT$128.75	+255.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 NGN25,269.29	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	+98.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.40 NGN5,844.32	$9.97 NT$318.70	+126.7%
Average			+106.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Nigeria	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.41 NGN17,821.69	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	+354.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.94 NGN27,827.91	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	+55.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.35 NGN45,657.52	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	+128.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.18 NGN53,399.97	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	+130.8%
Average			+147.3%

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