Cost of Living: Where E Go Don Hammer and Where E Go Sweet?

My people, make we dey yarn this matter wey dey hot: Cost of living no be small wahala!

You go fit agree with me say, depending on where you dey, dem plenty things wey go chop your money. Some places, na rent dey carry the bulk, while for others, transportation and daily expenses go just dey shine sharp like say dem no get pity!

One sharp source wey dey help us understand all this gist na Numbeo. Dem dey provide ranking wey dey help people compare cities based on how wahala e go cost you to live there. E sweet to know which cities dey shine for affordable living and which ones go just collect your money like say dem be yawa!

For those wey no sabi, cost of living na how much e go take you for housing, food, transportation, and other basic services. E dey important when you wan relocate or just travel go anywhere for long term.

Numbeo don carry ranking of cities wey dey expensive to live for this world, and guess wetin e talk? Switzerland dey carry last for this competition! Zurich dey number one for a long time and no be say na joke! Everything dey cost there, but na so dem salaries dey high too! E balance.

According to Numbeo, the top ten most expensive cities dem na:

1. Zurich, Switzerland
2. Geneva, Switzerland
3. Basel, Switzerland
4. Lausanne, Switzerland
5. Lugano, Switzerland
6. Bern, Switzerland
7. New York, USA
8. Reykjavik, Iceland
9. Honolulu, USA
10. San Francisco, USA

For this list, na serious level we dey talk. For example, for Switzerland, if you wan rent one small apartment, e fit cost you something like 80 thousand UAH monthly! But salary dey high, over 300 thousand UAH. Shuo!

On the flip side, Coimbatore for India don dey claim the crown as the cheapest city to live for this world! If you dey there, na just 7 thousand hryvnias a month go fit cover your rent! And income for people wey dey live there na around 20 thousand hryvnias. Na wetin we dey call sweet balance!

You fit dey wonder why UK and Eastern European cities dey cheap? E go shock you say na dem places like Romania, Kosovo and Moldova dey carry last for Europe. So, if you wan save money, dem places no bad at all!

For Naija folks, we still dey lag behind for the cost of living ranking based on multiple factors. Cities like Kyiv dey around 412th position, Odesa na 429th, and Lviv na 430th. Rent for one-bedroom apartment dey around 10 thousand UAH. This one keep our cities among the more affordable options for Europe, especially compared to locations like Switzerland.

If you dey plan to travel Europe anytime soon, no forget say you gatz check tolls for road. E go help you avoid any unnecessary wahala when you dey carry your car from one state to another. Just get your vignette for easy passage!

As we dey always talk, if you never know wetin to expect for any city, make you check this kind ranking ahead to manage your money well. E go make you sabi how you wan set your budget before you land.

So, my people, how una see this cost of living matter? No be small thing o, but knowledge na power! Abeg drop your thoughts and suggestions as we dey yan this gist!