Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Nigeria

Nigeria vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 4.5% cheaper than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% more in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 1.5% less in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 1.6% more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 7.9% more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 56.3% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% more in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 48.8% less in Nigeria

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Nigeria are more expensive than in Vietnam. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and groceries are lower in Nigeria.

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Nigeria vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nigeria instead of Vietnam, you would:

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pay 11.2% more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.93 ₫49,968	$2.19 NGN2,908.76	+13.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.06 ₫105K	$5.09 NGN6,780.76	+25.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₫13,022	$0.36 NGN473.34	-29.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 ₫7,715	$0.32 NGN419.49	+5.8%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 1.5% less for groceries

	Vietnam	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 ₫24,827	$0.95 NGN1,262.10	-1.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37 ₫139K	$2.24 NGN2,979.24	-58.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.69 ₫147K	$9.26 NGN12,329.33	+62.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,111	$1.49 NGN1,978.89	-1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 ₫44,332	$1.76 NGN2,340.96	+2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 ₫34,270	$0.88 NGN1,167.11	-33.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,159	$0.66 NGN872.87	+29.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,883	$0.53 NGN709.16	-13.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ₫14,322	$0.67 NGN890.29	+20.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫12,823	$0.62 NGN819.78	+24.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,288	$0.57 NGN763.60	+11.8%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 1.6% more for transportation

	Vietnam	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.36 ₫87,093	$2.41 NGN3,205.09	-28.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.12 ₫184K	$21.22 NGN28,254.69	+198.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$18,156.84 NGN24M	-40.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.75 ₫149K	$6.88 NGN9,164.43	+19.8%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 7.9% more for housing

	Vietnam	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.92 ₫231K	$18.12 NGN24,120.18	+103.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$387.95 ₫10M	$372.59 NGN496K	-4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.72 ₫7M	$284.75 NGN379K	+10.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.62 ₫1M	$55.52 NGN73,907.84	+11.9%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 56.3% less for childcare

	Vietnam	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$321.30 ₫8M	$219.45 NGN292K	-31.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,628.65 ₫379M	$4,089.03 NGN5M	-72.0%
Average			-56.3%

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pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 ₫23,577	$0.74 NGN982.05	-19.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 ₫42,237	$2.31 NGN3,070.30	+41.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.36 ₫35,110	$1.13 NGN1,506.57	-16.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.59 ₫533K	$19.01 NGN25,311.31	-7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.14 ₫81,316	$4.40 NGN5,854.04	+40.0%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 48.8% less for clothing

	Vietnam	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.00 ₫1M	$13.41 NGN17,851.33	-67.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.08 ₫623K	$20.94 NGN27,874.19	-13.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.97 ₫2M	$34.35 NGN45,733.44	-55.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.18 ₫2M	$40.18 NGN53,488.77	-45.8%
Average			-48.8%

Vietnam vs. Nigeria - Cost of clothing

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