Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 40.8% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
Turkey
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.75
|
$1.64
NGN2,174.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY118.30
|
$5.58
NGN7,389.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.12
|
$0.35
NGN469.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.07
|
$0.24
NGN312.77
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.73
|
$1.05
NGN1,390.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.83
|
$1.55
NGN2,048.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.70
|
$9.26
NGN12,265.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.47
|
$1.87
NGN2,473.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.60
|
$1.68
NGN2,230.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.81
|
$1.57
NGN2,085.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.94
|
$0.70
NGN924.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.96
|
$0.53
NGN696.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
$0.71
NGN941.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.12
|
$0.78
NGN1,030.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.29
|
$0.60
NGN801.52
|
|
pay 10.7% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.69
|
$1.37
NGN1,810.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY495.42
|
$23.20
NGN30,744.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,114,315.26
|
$14,662.06
NGN19,429,133.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY140.30
|
$9.37
NGN12,417.75
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.77
|
$40.44
NGN53,587.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,080.53
|
$814.72
NGN1,079,613.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,671.99
|
$414.25
NGN548,930.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,605.72
|
$15.73
NGN20,838.48
|
|
pay 46.6% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,384.66
|
$82.01
NGN108,670.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,607.14
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,640,374.53
|
|
pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.77
|
$0.75
NGN990.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.19
|
$1.87
NGN2,483.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY53.05
|
$0.96
NGN1,268.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY650.33
|
$24.54
NGN32,516.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY81.07
|
$5.83
NGN7,727.18
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY972.78
|
$16.79
NGN22,244.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY838.83
|
$22.52
NGN29,837.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,041.16
|
$46.88
NGN62,127.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,380.80
|
$60.60
NGN80,307.31
|
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