Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Bangladesh

Bangladesh vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Bangladesh is 25.5% cheaper than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% less in Bangladesh
Groceries: pay 44.9% less in Bangladesh
Transportation: pay 7.7% less in Bangladesh
Housing: pay 53.6% less in Bangladesh
Childcare: pay 55.5% less in Bangladesh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.6% more in Bangladesh
Clothing: pay 30.5% less in Bangladesh

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.6% less for restaurants

	Nigeria	Bangladesh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.61 NGN4,182.93	$1.35 BDT163.82	-48.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.61 NGN8,983.48	$4.41 BDT535.13	-21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 NGN609.33	$0.25 BDT30.78	-33.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 NGN362.55	$0.16 BDT18.84	-31.5%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 44.9% less for groceries

	Nigeria	Bangladesh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 NGN2,030.93	$0.52 BDT63.32	-58.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.51 NGN4,028.22	$3.80 BDT461.41	+51.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.86 NGN15,797.24	$2.60 BDT316.30	-73.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 NGN3,002.59	$1.11 BDT135.20	-40.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN3,261.21	$1.00 BDT121.53	-50.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.75 NGN2,801.44	$0.88 BDT107.20	-49.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 NGN1,446.54	$0.35 BDT42.61	-61.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 NGN1,174.13	$0.80 BDT97.15	+9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 NGN1,262.40	$0.26 BDT31.99	-66.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 NGN1,310.65	$0.14 BDT16.66	-83.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,337.12	$0.25 BDT30.36	-70.0%
Average			-44.9%

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pay 7.7% less for transportation

	Nigeria	Bangladesh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 NGN3,859.96	$3.68 BDT447.15	+52.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.26 NGN58,093.47	$12.31 BDT1,494.48	-66.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,757.94 NGN26,851,917.95	$25,789.60 BDT3,132,092.78	+53.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 NGN20,089.38	$3.61 BDT438.21	-71.2%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 53.6% less for housing

	Nigeria	Bangladesh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.99 NGN48,061.22	$15.51 BDT1,883.49	-48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.80 NGN1,172,593.24	$75.62 BDT9,184.09	-89.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$456.14 NGN730,896.12	$47.62 BDT5,783.09	-89.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$18.28 NGN29,293.53	$20.70 BDT2,513.65	+13.2%
Average			-53.6%

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pay 55.5% less for childcare

	Nigeria	Bangladesh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$85.98 NGN137,773.08	$30.22 BDT3,670.62	-64.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,787.42 NGN2,864,061.90	$962.19 BDT116,855.54	-46.2%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 47.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Bangladesh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 NGN1,450.75	$3.80 BDT462.04	+320.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 NGN3,261.99	$1.37 BDT166.86	-32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.60 NGN2,562.81	$2.59 BDT314.57	+61.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.79 NGN58,952.38	$11.68 BDT1,418.98	-68.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 NGN10,362.17	$3.67 BDT446.11	-43.2%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 30.5% less for clothing

	Nigeria	Bangladesh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.81 NGN28,543.28	$17.35 BDT2,107.23	-2.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.83 NGN46,202.31	$16.87 BDT2,049.38	-41.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.22 NGN91,682.37	$36.90 BDT4,481.30	-35.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.36 NGN91,915.70	$33.09 BDT4,018.17	-42.3%
Average			-30.5%

Nigeria vs. Bangladesh - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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