Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 10.5% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
Turkey
|
Nigeria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY204.19
|
$2.71
NGN3,810.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY198.83
|
$5.43
NGN7,637.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY37.18
|
$0.38
NGN534.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.85
|
$0.31
NGN429.14
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.65
|
$1.34
NGN1,886.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY116.49
|
$2.32
NGN3,256.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY94.60
|
$11.06
NGN15,544.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.78
|
$1.86
NGN2,609.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY82.66
|
$2.49
NGN3,498.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.10
|
$1.83
NGN2,572.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY19.20
|
$0.86
NGN1,212.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.45
|
$0.73
NGN1,031.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.48
|
$0.83
NGN1,165.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.62
|
$0.92
NGN1,289.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.57
|
$0.89
NGN1,251.66
|
|
pay 5.5% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY147.91
|
$2.36
NGN3,311.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY616.43
|
$35.66
NGN50,132.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,349,772.68
|
$9,742.56
NGN13,698,045.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY213.83
|
$10.25
NGN14,415.92
|
|
pay 73.5% more for housing
Turkey
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY341.52
|
$33.04
NGN46,454.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,087.07
|
$806.81
NGN1,134,370.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,782.45
|
$498.69
NGN701,164.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,420.72
|
$16.06
NGN22,579.00
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,103.39
|
$76.23
NGN107,185.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY192,634.24
|
$1,836.86
NGN2,582,619.71
|
|
pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY77.80
|
$0.91
NGN1,284.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY74.51
|
$2.16
NGN3,033.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.91
|
$1.42
NGN1,989.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,075.73
|
$37.75
NGN53,081.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY144.67
|
$6.67
NGN9,379.21
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,483.31
|
$16.52
NGN23,231.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,218.30
|
$29.67
NGN41,710.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,619.41
|
$53.82
NGN75,675.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,405.49
|
$54.66
NGN76,851.83
|
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