Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 4.8 times more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
₦2,612.35
|
$17.09
£13.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
₦8,878.27
|
$7.46
£5.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₦564.42
|
$1.84
£1.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
₦375.81
|
$1.36
£1.07
|
|
pay 28.7% more for groceries
Nigeria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
₦1,670.18
|
$1.25
£0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
₦2,461.16
|
$3.60
£2.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
₦14,737.85
|
$4.68
£3.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
₦2,972.18
|
$2.58
£2.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₦2,679.52
|
$3.16
£2.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
₦2,506.41
|
$1.05
£0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
₦1,110.36
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
₦836.77
|
$0.99
£0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₦1,131.10
|
$1.17
£0.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
₦1,238.21
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₦963.07
|
$0.58
£0.45
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Nigeria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
₦2,174.82
|
$7.31
£5.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
₦36,941.30
|
$91.63
£71.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
₦23,345,086.34
|
$25,486.21
£20,019.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
₦14,920.56
|
$16.30
£12.80
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Nigeria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
₦64,388.45
|
$37.72
£29.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
₦1,297,210.63
|
$1,053.04
£827.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
₦659,567.18
|
$836.18
£656.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
₦25,038.48
|
$183.29
£143.97
|
|
pay 11.4 times more for childcare
Nigeria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
₦130,572.69
|
$1,186.33
£931.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
₦3,172,543.53
|
$16,551.73
£13,001.12
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
₦1,190.15
|
$4.95
£3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₦2,984.47
|
$3.59
£2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
₦1,523.73
|
$14.82
£11.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
₦39,069.68
|
$41.78
£32.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
₦9,284.60
|
$11.97
£9.40
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Nigeria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
₦26,727.59
|
$73.74
£57.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
₦35,851.77
|
$38.00
£29.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
₦74,649.61
|
$79.51
£62.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
₦96,493.30
|
$80.83
£63.49
|
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