immortalcrown:
Things are a bit cheaper in Nigeria because Nigeria has so much raw materials. If Nigeria imports raw materials like the UK does, things will be cheaper in the UK. Check the prices of Chinese products in the UK and the prices of the same products in Nigeria. Use a smart phone for instance.

komzy589:

You pay for what?😆😆
Constant electricity is not cheap o.
You pay like 5k or less every month for electricity and you’re complaining.
Let’s not go too far, if you have someone in Ghana, ask them how much they pay monthly for electricity.

emmabest2000:
For your info ....
Chinese has standards in almost every products they produced
African standard
American standard
European standard
Asian standard
With different prices and all are made in China .

Jewessgratitud3:


It's you who needs to be realistic
.
Must you go for such expensive apartment then in Nigeria you're picking a 20k monthly apartment what kind of comparison is that? You should have picked a 120k monthly apartment since you went for 1200 pounds abroad.

By the way, where will you get a 20k self-contain apartment? Maybe you don't live in Lagos.

Now when I say youll get value for your money, I meant you get the light you paid for.

maasoap:


After you deduct all these 20k, 15k, petrol cost and all that, how much exactly will you have left for your own upkeep for a month out of 200k? Stop justifying rubbish

Average9jaman:


But his submission IS a comparison of both currencies

tuzle:
I don't understand how u guys support rubbish, so even if u have a car already and u earn only 200k u will employ driver abi? So minus the 20k u mentioned from the 200k. How much is left? Then minus petrol cost from the balance abi is it water u guys want to use to drive the car around. If u are going to be taking ur car out regularly in a month, no matter how fuel saving the car is, u will still require nothing less than 60k fuel for the entire month. Now add feeding and accomodation cost and other expenses like data, mechanic. It just isnt possible.

dejabou10:
For him to think 200k can afford a maid and a driver speaks a lot about the mindset of these rich people. 200k NA money for Nigeria? You can only say it's money when you've only started earning it or you don't have a family.

helinues:
Kinda true.

Things are really cheap in Nigeria even compared to other African countries but the problem is they are not available

Coldie:

Una go just dae lie to Una selves. The only place 200k can be enough for you in this Nigeria is except u live in a village.

Apart from the inflation there’s so many things that will take that 200k away from you, u would buy fuel, electricity bill right now in Nigeria is high, you would pay for vigilante in ur area, sometimes if ur road is bad you have to contribute money to fix it, you would also pay for transformer if its bad, small police problem you would pay, in Nigerian standards except you live in a village in the north 200k is nothing.

2000 pounds in the uk is a good pay and the average minimum wage. That can do alot for you. It’s only quite little in London cause London is the most expensive city. Living with 2000 in London is far better than living with 200k in somewhere like lekki

tuzle:
I just gave u a calculation to see if it was possible and from my calculation it isn't possible to own a car if u are earning only 200k. Prove me wrong that someone who earns 2.4m per annum can buy a tokunbo car of around 5m in 3years of earning that same amount.

shurlermoz:


You don shift am go security matter, anyways no mater how bad e still better pass Naija.

helinues:
Kinda true.

Things are really cheap in Nigeria even compared to other African countries but the problem is they are not available

Donaldoni:


Not everybody lives in Lagos...
I pay my maid 4k per month with weekly transport fare.

Donaldoni:

Not everybody lives in Lagos... I pay my maid 4k per month with weekly transport fare.

VeeVeeMyLuv:

400k naira is big man salary in Nigeria

That 2k pound is min average man salary in UK!

What can Nigerian own min average man salary of 30,000 naira do? 😂🤣🤣🤣🤷

Timoleon:
. This is not the thread about that. This is a thread about employing a driver and a maid not about buying a car. Stay on topic.

Firstly, 2.4 million can buy a car. No be by force to buy tokunbo. You can get a good nigerian used for that price. People dey japa regularly, you can always find a good bargain if you look out properly.
Moreover, right from day 1, most people who bought a car have always had to buy it with more than their annual salary. If you don buy car as a salary earner, you go know. When cars were sold for 4000 naira, the average graduate was earning 200-300 naira. It didn't stop them from buying a car.

Below is a story of a woman who bought her first car in 1981. Obviously, her annual salary could not buy a car.

martolux:
How much is 200k with this high inflation rate? This can only make sense if a bag of rice is around 20k and fuel sells for #150/litre.

millionboi2:
you are japa addict you will never listen.

Kingrshd3:


I guess u haven't traveled before u are born and brought up in Nigeria whereby u see Japa as means to be wealthy as Wizkid and Davido ..

U will learn hard way ok continue 😄

Villa12:
anti JAPA face your naija and your emilokan government

Donaldoni:


Not everybody lives in Lagos...
I pay my maid 4k per month with weekly transport fare.

Blacklion3:
This is the kind of lies the rich tells the poor so that the poor can remain contended with their circumstances.

Oga Allen I will rather earn that 2000 pounds than earn 200k naira.

Wait sef, where is the job offering 200k in Nigeria?
I earn 37k and it lasts just 2weeks.

tuzle:
u don't get the point here. Since her annual salary couldn't buy the car, it means she must have gotten money from somewhere else to buy the car. Now back to the topic what he said was the with 200k as ur monthly salary u could employ a driver and also a maid and I am trying to tell u it isn't possible because that money isn't even enough for u after u remove money for fuel, feeding ur self, accomodation and other billings that will come up during the month. I am not saying u can't live an okay live with that 200k but it would have to come with a lot of sacrifices and once things like car come in, that money isn't enough for u again. Ur argument here is someone who earns 200k a month can employ a driver and a maid right? U should be able to do a brief estimation of how u will split that 200k btw every bill u have and still pay the maid and driver and u will see that it is just not possible unless u plan on paying 10k or less for their services.

ogbonti:



so you are now smarter than Allen Onyema 🙄

Jewessgratitud3:
Not entirely true because the conducive environment, constant electricity supply, good roads and security they enjoy can not be compared to what we have in Nigeria.

The smell in some areas in Nigeria can make you fall sick due to constant power failure in this hot weather climate causing serious heat waves. Every house will now open their windows to the street with smell of heat and Early morning breath oozing from this houses. Abi na gutter smell? chai!! Omor it's a nightmare. You can't experience such abroad.


If youre talking in terms of food, it's cheaper over there though maybe our Nigerian foods are on the high side but you'll still be able to afford it.

It's only the rent I know it's expensive and their taxes but if you cut your coat according to your cloth, you'll live fine. Avoid those their big apartments and you'll have enough change to roll by and still save something.

Life na management until you can Stand on your feet.

In all I still prefer the environment there this una place don dey smell too much.

harsysky:


You dey mind the okoko. If you don get money esp excess money, you can say that the lamp light is better than that of electricity bulb. People will support you, not because it is right but the sole reason that supporting you will change them from poverty to wealthy.