Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 31.4% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 78.0% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Nigeria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
$1.64
NGN2,174.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$5.58
NGN7,389.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
$0.35
NGN469.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$0.24
NGN312.77
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$1.05
NGN1,390.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
$1.55
NGN2,048.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
$9.26
NGN12,265.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
$1.87
NGN2,473.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
$1.68
NGN2,230.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
$1.57
NGN2,085.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
$0.70
NGN924.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
$0.53
NGN696.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
$0.71
NGN941.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$0.78
NGN1,030.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$0.60
NGN801.52
|
|
pay 18.1% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$1.37
NGN1,810.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
$23.20
NGN30,744.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
$14,662.06
NGN19,429,133.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
$9.37
NGN12,417.75
|
|
pay 34.6% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
$40.44
NGN53,587.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
$814.72
NGN1,079,613.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
$414.25
NGN548,930.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
$15.73
NGN20,838.48
|
|
pay 79.4% more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
$82.01
NGN108,670.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,640,374.53
|
|
pay 72.4% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
$0.75
NGN990.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
$1.87
NGN2,483.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
$0.96
NGN1,268.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
$24.54
NGN32,516.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$5.83
NGN7,727.18
|
|
pay 84.8% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
$16.79
NGN22,244.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
$22.52
NGN29,837.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
$46.88
NGN62,127.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
$60.60
NGN80,307.31
|
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