Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 28.0% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 29.1% more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Turkey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
₦2,127.99
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
₦7,232.15
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₦459.77
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
₦306.13
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
Nigeria
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
₦1,360.51
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
₦2,004.84
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
₦12,005.32
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
₦2,421.11
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₦2,182.71
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
₦2,041.70
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
₦904.49
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
₦681.63
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₦921.38
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
₦1,008.64
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₦784.51
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 66.0% more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
₦1,771.59
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
₦30,092.04
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
₦19,016,689.71
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
₦12,154.15
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 0.7% less for housing
Nigeria
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
₦52,450.23
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
₦1,056,695.68
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
₦537,277.27
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
₦20,396.11
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 88.3% more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
₦106,363.30
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
₦2,584,324.38
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
₦969.48
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₦2,431.12
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
₦1,241.22
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
₦31,825.79
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
₦7,563.15
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
₦21,772.05
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
₦29,204.52
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
₦60,808.88
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
₦78,602.54
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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