Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 2.8 times more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 40.5% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 75.6% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 90.3% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 6.1 times more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Costa Rica

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Nigeria. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Nigeria, you would:

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.61 NGN3,998.49	$9.75 CRC4,870.79	+273.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.61 NGN8,587.38	$9.08 CRC4,538.01	+62.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 NGN582.47	$2.01 CRC1,004.69	+428.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 NGN346.56	$1.49 CRC745.33	+559.2%
Average			+330.8%

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pay 40.5% more for groceries

	Nigeria	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 NGN1,941.39	$2.53 CRC1,265.34	+99.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.51 NGN3,850.61	$3.76 CRC1,880.24	+49.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.86 NGN15,100.71	$6.98 CRC3,485.87	-29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 NGN2,870.20	$3.21 CRC1,605.14	+71.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN3,117.42	$3.97 CRC1,984.26	+95.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.75 NGN2,677.92	$1.79 CRC894.15	+2.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 NGN1,382.76	$0.62 CRC308.26	-31.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 NGN1,122.36	$1.22 CRC607.84	+66.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 NGN1,206.74	$1.22 CRC610.46	+55.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 NGN1,252.86	$1.09 CRC546.82	+33.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,278.16	$1.11 CRC556.53	+33.5%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 75.6% more for transportation

	Nigeria	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 NGN3,689.76	$5.63 CRC2,811.83	+133.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.26 NGN55,532.03	$49.00 CRC24,484.83	+35.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,757.94 NGN25,667,969.48	$35,063.37 CRC17,521,201.52	+109.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 NGN19,203.60	$15.62 CRC7,806.44	+24.6%
Average			+75.6%

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pay 90.3% more for housing

	Nigeria	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.99 NGN45,942.11	$48.50 CRC24,235.71	+61.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.80 NGN1,120,891.53	$778.04 CRC388,786.19	+6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$456.14 NGN698,669.62	$547.50 CRC273,587.94	+20.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$18.28 NGN28,001.93	$68.26 CRC34,108.45	+273.4%
Average			+90.3%

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pay 6.1 times more for childcare

	Nigeria	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$85.98 NGN131,698.43	$519.07 CRC259,378.58	+503.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,787.42 NGN2,737,780.36	$10,987.74 CRC5,490,586.13	+514.7%
Average			+509.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 NGN1,386.79	$2.73 CRC1,362.76	+201.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 NGN3,118.16	$3.65 CRC1,826.03	+79.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.60 NGN2,449.81	$4.58 CRC2,289.78	+186.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.79 NGN56,353.07	$59.46 CRC29,712.51	+61.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 NGN9,905.28	$8.63 CRC4,310.38	+33.4%
Average			+112.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Nigeria	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.81 NGN27,284.75	$65.32 CRC32,642.29	+266.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.83 NGN44,165.17	$44.54 CRC22,256.86	+54.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.22 NGN87,639.93	$110.39 CRC55,159.76	+92.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.36 NGN87,862.97	$97.22 CRC48,579.36	+69.5%
Average			+120.9%

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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: March 2025

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