Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 4.7 times more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Pennsylvania, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
|
Pennsylvania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
₦721.38
|
$16.45
£13.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
₦2,427.68
|
$7.12
£5.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₦143.59
|
$1.71
£1.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
₦99.94
|
$1.25
£1.04
|
|
pay 21.4% more for groceries
|
Pennsylvania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
₦401.75
|
$1.19
£0.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.67
₦693.66
|
$3.41
£2.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₦4,306.04
|
$4.30
£3.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
₦648.99
|
$2.38
£1.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₦696.01
|
$3.06
£2.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
₦692.90
|
$1.02
£0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
₦297.01
|
$0.63
£0.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
₦234.17
|
$0.95
£0.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
₦304.40
|
$1.15
£0.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
₦391.57
|
$0.63
£0.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
₦252.88
|
$0.55
£0.45
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Pennsylvania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.47
₦611.92
|
$7.17
£5.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.35
₦6,787.84
|
$92.01
£76.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,109.18
₦5,858,977.05
|
$24,219.88
£20,098.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.93
₦3,708.00
|
$15.92
£13.21
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Pennsylvania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.92
₦18,654.48
|
$37.70
£31.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$825.32
₦342,723.78
|
$1,003.85
£833.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$427.57
₦177,551.07
|
$804.91
£667.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.74
₦6,534.73
|
$154.44
£128.16
|
|
pay 12.2 times more for childcare
|
Pennsylvania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.46
₦31,749.79
|
$1,113.22
£923.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,626.21
₦675,301.54
|
$15,982.03
£13,262.59
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Pennsylvania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
₦325.21
|
$4.58
£3.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
₦698.77
|
$3.39
£2.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.00
₦416.80
|
$13.94
£11.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.40
₦10,962.58
|
$40.99
£34.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.73
₦1,962.15
|
$11.75
£9.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Pennsylvania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.51
₦6,856.63
|
$71.73
£59.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.96
₦9,950.34
|
$36.82
£30.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.86
₦20,704.81
|
$76.65
£63.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.34
₦23,811.94
|
$78.28
£64.96
|
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