Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Vietnam

Vietnam vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 4.7% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.1% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 1.5% more in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 1.6% less in Vietnam
Housing: pay 7.3% less in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 95.3% more in Vietnam

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

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Vietnam vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.1% less for restaurants

	Nigeria	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.19 NGN2,908.76	$1.93 ₫49,968	-11.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.09 NGN6,780.76	$4.06 ₫105K	-20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 NGN473.34	$0.50 ₫13,022	+41.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 NGN419.49	$0.30 ₫7,715	-5.4%
Average			-10.1%

Nigeria vs. Vietnam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.5% more for groceries

	Nigeria	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 NGN1,262.10	$0.96 ₫24,827	+1.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.24 NGN2,979.24	$5.37 ₫139K	+140.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.26 NGN12,329.33	$5.69 ₫147K	-38.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 NGN1,978.89	$1.51 ₫39,111	+1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.76 NGN2,340.96	$1.71 ₫44,332	-2.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 NGN1,167.11	$1.32 ₫34,270	+51.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN872.87	$0.51 ₫13,159	-22.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 NGN709.16	$0.61 ₫15,883	+15.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 NGN890.29	$0.55 ₫14,322	-17.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 NGN819.78	$0.50 ₫12,823	-19.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 NGN763.60	$0.51 ₫13,288	-10.5%
Average			+1.5%

Nigeria vs. Vietnam - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.6% less for transportation

	Nigeria	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 NGN3,205.09	$3.36 ₫87,093	+39.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.22 NGN28,254.69	$7.12 ₫184K	-66.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,156.84 NGN24M	$30,715.02 ₫795M	+69.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.88 NGN9,164.43	$5.75 ₫149K	-16.5%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 7.3% less for housing

	Nigeria	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.12 NGN24,120.18	$8.92 ₫231K	-50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$372.59 NGN496K	$387.95 ₫10M	+4.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.75 NGN379K	$257.72 ₫7M	-9.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.52 NGN73,907.84	$49.62 ₫1M	-10.6%
Average			-7.3%

Nigeria vs. Vietnam - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Nigeria	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.45 NGN292K	$321.30 ₫8M	+46.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,089.03 NGN5M	$14,628.65 ₫379M	+257.8%
Average			+128.9%

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pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.74 NGN982.05	$0.91 ₫23,577	+23.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 NGN3,070.30	$1.63 ₫42,237	-29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.13 NGN1,506.57	$1.36 ₫35,110	+19.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 NGN25,311.31	$20.59 ₫533K	+8.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.40 NGN5,854.04	$3.14 ₫81,316	-28.6%
Average			-7.1%

Nigeria vs. Vietnam - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 95.3% more for clothing

	Nigeria	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.41 NGN17,851.33	$41.00 ₫1M	+205.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.94 NGN27,874.19	$24.08 ₫623K	+15.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.35 NGN45,733.44	$76.97 ₫2M	+124.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.18 NGN53,488.77	$74.18 ₫2M	+84.6%
Average			+95.3%

Nigeria vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing

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