Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 13.8% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Russia, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽726.98
|
$1.64
₦2,127.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
$5.58
₦7,232.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽79.57
|
$0.35
₦459.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽38.47
|
$0.24
₦306.13
|
|
pay 60.7% more for groceries
Russia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
$1.05
₦1,360.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽413.33
|
$1.55
₦2,004.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽326.46
|
$9.26
₦12,005.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
$1.87
₦2,421.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽167.98
|
$1.68
₦2,182.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.80
|
$1.57
₦2,041.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽52.47
|
$0.70
₦904.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽62.18
|
$0.53
₦681.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽96.75
|
$0.71
₦921.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.91
|
$0.78
₦1,008.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.76
|
$0.60
₦784.51
|
|
pay 24.9% more for transportation
Russia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽222.88
|
$1.37
₦1,771.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
$23.20
₦30,092.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
$14,662.06
₦19,016,689.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽319.97
|
$9.37
₦12,154.15
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Russia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
$40.44
₦52,450.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
$814.72
₦1,056,695.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
$414.25
₦537,277.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
$15.73
₦20,396.11
|
|
pay 60.2% less for childcare
Russia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
$82.01
₦106,363.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
$1,992.54
₦2,584,324.38
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽145.86
|
$0.75
₦969.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽162.65
|
$1.87
₦2,431.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
$0.96
₦1,241.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
$24.54
₦31,825.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽381.37
|
$5.83
₦7,563.15
|
|
pay 46.5% less for clothing
Russia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
$16.79
₦21,772.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
$22.52
₦29,204.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
$46.88
₦60,808.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
$60.60
₦78,602.54
|
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