Cost of living comparison
Romania is 2.2 times more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Romania instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Romania
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
NGN3,960.38
|
$8.50
RON38.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.43
NGN7,937.68
|
$6.39
RON29.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
NGN555.78
|
$1.73
RON7.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
NGN446.02
|
$1.42
RON6.53
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
Nigeria
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
NGN1,960.73
|
$1.09
RON4.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.32
NGN3,384.80
|
$3.76
RON17.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.06
NGN16,155.83
|
$5.57
RON25.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
NGN2,712.52
|
$2.98
RON13.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
NGN3,635.97
|
$2.73
RON12.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
NGN2,673.86
|
$0.47
RON2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NGN1,260.44
|
$0.67
RON3.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
NGN1,072.24
|
$0.64
RON2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,211.26
|
$0.84
RON3.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NGN1,340.56
|
$0.37
RON1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NGN1,300.89
|
$0.41
RON1.90
|
|
pay 54.4% more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.36
NGN3,441.73
|
$5.68
RON26.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.66
NGN52,103.73
|
$19.80
RON90.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,742.56
NGN14,236,798.09
|
$25,308.53
RON116,069.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.25
NGN14,982.91
|
$6.26
RON28.72
|
|
pay 89.6% more for housing
Nigeria
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.04
NGN48,281.15
|
$8.81
RON40.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$806.81
NGN1,178,986.09
|
$370.46
RON1,699.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$498.69
NGN728,741.68
|
$263.66
RON1,209.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.06
NGN23,467.05
|
$101.60
RON465.96
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.23
NGN111,401.15
|
$363.62
RON1,667.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,836.86
NGN2,684,195.78
|
$5,956.82
RON27,319.15
|
|
pay 77.2% more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
NGN1,334.99
|
$2.02
RON9.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
NGN3,153.04
|
$2.17
RON9.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.42
NGN2,068.20
|
$5.28
RON24.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.75
NGN55,169.60
|
$37.57
RON172.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
NGN9,748.10
|
$6.14
RON28.17
|
|
pay 88.4% more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.52
NGN24,145.53
|
$59.54
RON273.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.67
NGN43,350.65
|
$34.40
RON157.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.82
NGN78,652.37
|
$69.71
RON319.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.66
NGN79,874.46
|
$80.78
RON370.46
|
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