Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 83.6% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 27.2% more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.72
|
$2.71
NGN4,030.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.72
|
$5.43
NGN8,077.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.45
|
$0.38
NGN565.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.98
|
$0.31
NGN453.87
|
|
pay 98.6% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.91
|
$1.34
NGN1,995.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.34
|
$2.32
NGN3,444.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.47
|
$11.06
NGN16,439.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.79
|
$1.86
NGN2,760.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.25
|
$2.49
NGN3,699.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.62
|
$1.83
NGN2,720.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.50
|
$0.86
NGN1,282.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.78
|
$0.73
NGN1,091.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.26
|
$0.83
NGN1,232.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.48
|
$0.92
NGN1,364.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$0.89
NGN1,323.77
|
|
pay 54.2% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.84
|
$2.36
NGN3,502.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.30
|
$35.66
NGN53,020.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,008.15
|
$9,742.56
NGN14,487,192.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.58
|
$10.25
NGN15,246.43
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,650.74
|
$33.04
NGN49,130.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,758.61
|
$806.81
NGN1,199,721.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,985.77
|
$498.69
NGN741,558.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.36
|
$16.06
NGN23,879.78
|
|
pay 48.7% more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,851.90
|
$76.23
NGN113,360.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,436.37
|
$1,836.86
NGN2,731,405.06
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.12
|
$0.91
NGN1,358.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.86
|
$2.16
NGN3,208.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.64
|
$1.42
NGN2,104.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.06
|
$37.75
NGN56,139.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.67
|
$6.67
NGN9,919.55
|
|
pay 87.4% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.11
|
$16.52
NGN24,570.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN998.89
|
$29.67
NGN44,113.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,746.96
|
$53.82
NGN80,035.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,746.96
|
$54.66
NGN81,279.28
|
|
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