Cost of living comparison
United States is 4.9 times more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in United States instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
NGN3,861.73
|
$18.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.43
NGN7,739.96
|
$10.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
NGN541.94
|
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
NGN434.91
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 82.5% more for groceries
Nigeria
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
NGN1,911.89
|
$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.32
NGN3,300.49
|
$6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.06
NGN15,753.41
|
$3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
NGN2,644.96
|
$3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
NGN3,545.40
|
$5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
NGN2,607.26
|
$2.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NGN1,229.04
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
NGN1,045.53
|
$2.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,181.09
|
$2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NGN1,307.17
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NGN1,268.49
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Nigeria
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.36
NGN3,356.00
|
$3.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.66
NGN50,805.90
|
$65.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,742.56
NGN13,882,179.73
|
$31,580.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.25
NGN14,609.71
|
$17.71
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Nigeria
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.04
NGN47,078.53
|
$67.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$806.81
NGN1,149,619.23
|
$1,635.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$498.69
NGN710,589.76
|
$1,397.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.06
NGN22,882.52
|
$148.42
|
|
pay 15.1 times more for childcare
Nigeria
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.23
NGN108,626.31
|
$1,344.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,836.86
NGN2,617,336.29
|
$23,001.10
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
NGN1,301.74
|
$5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
NGN3,074.51
|
$4.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.42
NGN2,016.68
|
$9.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.75
NGN53,795.40
|
$51.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
NGN9,505.29
|
$13.21
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Nigeria
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.52
NGN23,544.10
|
$50.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.67
NGN42,270.84
|
$40.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.82
NGN76,693.25
|
$85.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.66
NGN77,884.90
|
$113.11
|
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