Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 1.7% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Romania, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON31.98
|
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON24.97
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON5.99
|
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.55
|
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
|
pay 47.1% more for groceries
Romania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.25
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.14
|
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.00
|
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.86
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.29
|
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON1.98
|
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.73
|
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.68
|
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.04
|
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
Romania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON29.91
|
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON84.84
|
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,317.19
|
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.27
|
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Romania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.02
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,334.91
|
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON981.30
|
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON462.29
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
Romania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,438.75
|
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,491.01
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
|
pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.30
|
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.34
|
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.64
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON163.45
|
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.11
|
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
|
pay 38.7% less for clothing
Romania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON265.83
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON145.79
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON323.61
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON359.97
|
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
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