Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 4.4% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Romania, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Nigeria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.54
|
$2.71
NGN4,053.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.72
|
$5.43
NGN8,123.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON8.03
|
$0.38
NGN568.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.62
|
$0.31
NGN456.46
|
|
pay 56.9% more for groceries
Romania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON5.06
|
$1.34
NGN2,006.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.51
|
$2.32
NGN3,464.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.91
|
$11.06
NGN16,533.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.86
|
$1.86
NGN2,776.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.72
|
$2.49
NGN3,721.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.20
|
$1.83
NGN2,736.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.12
|
$0.86
NGN1,289.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.97
|
$0.73
NGN1,097.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.91
|
$0.83
NGN1,239.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.74
|
$0.92
NGN1,371.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.93
|
$0.89
NGN1,331.34
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
Romania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.42
|
$2.36
NGN3,522.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON92.14
|
$35.66
NGN53,323.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON117,760.58
|
$9,742.56
NGN14,570,004.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON29.14
|
$10.25
NGN15,333.58
|
|
pay 99.5% more for housing
Romania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.98
|
$33.04
NGN49,411.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,723.75
|
$806.81
NGN1,206,579.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,226.81
|
$498.69
NGN745,797.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON472.75
|
$16.06
NGN24,016.28
|
|
pay 74.1% less for childcare
Romania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,691.93
|
$76.23
NGN114,008.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,717.06
|
$1,836.86
NGN2,747,018.33
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.39
|
$0.91
NGN1,366.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON10.08
|
$2.16
NGN3,226.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.57
|
$1.42
NGN2,116.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON174.82
|
$37.75
NGN56,460.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.58
|
$6.67
NGN9,976.25
|
|
pay 35.3% less for clothing
Romania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON277.05
|
$16.52
NGN24,710.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON160.06
|
$29.67
NGN44,365.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON324.36
|
$53.82
NGN80,493.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON375.86
|
$54.66
NGN81,743.89
|
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