Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 34.4% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 14.3% less for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.52
|
$1.64
₦1,971.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.03
|
$5.58
₦6,699.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
$0.35
₦425.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$0.24
₦283.59
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
$1.05
₦1,260.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.49
|
$1.55
₦1,857.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.03
|
$9.26
₦11,121.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.67
|
$1.87
₦2,242.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.08
|
$1.68
₦2,022.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$1.57
₦1,891.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.86
|
$0.70
₦837.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.46
|
$0.53
₦631.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
$0.71
₦853.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.78
₦934.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.60
₦726.74
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.63
|
$1.37
₦1,641.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.04
|
$23.20
₦27,876.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,617.65
|
$14,662.06
₦17,616,463.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.84
|
$9.37
₦11,259.22
|
|
pay 71.6% more for housing
Tajikistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.61
|
$40.44
₦48,588.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,854.58
|
$814.72
₦978,889.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,893.83
|
$414.25
₦497,716.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.39
|
$15.73
₦18,894.32
|
|
pay 35.8% less for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,033.99
|
$82.01
₦98,531.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,033.13
|
$1,992.54
₦2,394,036.81
|
|
pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.01
|
$0.75
₦898.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.72
|
$1.87
₦2,252.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.51
|
$0.96
₦1,149.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS428.05
|
$24.54
₦29,482.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.03
|
$5.83
₦7,006.27
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS300.19
|
$16.79
₦20,168.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS255.16
|
$22.52
₦27,054.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS525.33
|
$46.88
₦56,331.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.81
|
$60.60
₦72,814.92
|
|
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