Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 9.5% more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 28.0% less for restaurants
North Korea
|
Nigeria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$1.64
₦2,168.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$5.58
₦7,368.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$0.35
₦468.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$0.24
₦311.90
|
|
pay 65.4% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$1.05
₦1,386.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
$1.55
₦2,042.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$9.26
₦12,231.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$1.87
₦2,466.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$1.68
₦2,223.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$1.57
₦2,080.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.70
₦921.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.53
₦694.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.71
₦938.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.78
₦1,027.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.60
₦799.31
|
|
pay 20.6% less for transportation
North Korea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$1.37
₦1,805.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.20
₦30,659.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
$14,662.06
₦19,375,535.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$9.37
₦12,383.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
North Korea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$40.44
₦53,439.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$814.72
₦1,076,635.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$414.25
₦547,415.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$15.73
₦20,780.99
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$82.01
₦108,370.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,992.54
₦2,633,090.68
|
pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$0.75
₦987.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$1.87
₦2,476.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$0.96
₦1,264.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$24.54
₦32,426.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
$5.83
₦7,705.87
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
North Korea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$16.79
₦22,182.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.52
₦29,755.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$46.88
₦61,956.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$60.60
₦80,085.77
|
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