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Nigeria vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 20.6% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.7% more in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 24.8% more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 92.3% more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 72.7% more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 47.0% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% more in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 20.7% less in Nigeria

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Nigeria are more expensive than in Indonesia. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Nigeria. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Nigeria.

Nigeria vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nigeria instead of Indonesia, you would:

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pay 8.7% more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	$2.61 NGN4,034.53	+46.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	$5.61 NGN8,664.77	+73.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	$0.38 NGN587.72	-39.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	$0.23 NGN349.68	-45.2%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 24.8% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	$1.27 NGN1,958.88	+2.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	$2.51 NGN3,885.31	-44.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	$9.86 NGN15,236.80	+89.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	$1.87 NGN2,896.07	+15.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	$2.04 NGN3,145.52	+44.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	$1.75 NGN2,702.06	+49.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	$0.90 NGN1,395.23	+45.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	$0.73 NGN1,132.48	-9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	$0.79 NGN1,217.61	+45.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	$0.82 NGN1,264.15	+45.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	$0.83 NGN1,289.68	-9.7%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 92.3% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	$2.41 NGN3,723.02	-22.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	$36.26 NGN56,032.48	+199.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	$16,757.94 NGN25,899,286.16	-30.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	$12.54 NGN19,376.66	+222.8%
Average			+92.3%

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pay 72.7% more for housing

	Indonesia	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	$29.99 NGN46,356.14	+12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	$731.80 NGN1,130,992.87	+162.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	$456.14 NGN704,965.95	+177.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	$18.28 NGN28,254.28	-61.7%
Average			+72.7%

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pay 47.0% less for childcare

	Indonesia	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	$85.98 NGN132,885.28	-23.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	$1,787.42 NGN2,762,452.91	-70.5%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	$0.91 NGN1,399.29	-67.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	$2.04 NGN3,146.26	+18.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	$1.60 NGN2,471.89	-26.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	$36.79 NGN56,860.91	+37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	$6.47 NGN9,994.55	+104.9%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 20.7% less for clothing

	Indonesia	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	$17.81 NGN27,530.64	-57.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	$28.83 NGN44,563.18	+3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	$57.22 NGN88,429.73	-16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	$57.36 NGN88,654.78	-11.9%
Average			-20.7%

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