Cost of living comparison

 Nigeria
compared to
 Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 86.4% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.1 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries
pay 9.6% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation
pay 59.0% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare
pay 98.6% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.6% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing
pay 2.3 times more in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of housing, clothing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Nigeria. Notably, housing, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Nigeria, you would:

pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

 
Nigeria
Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.61
NGN3,990.22
$3.27
F CFA1,834
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.61
NGN8,569.61
$10.21
F CFA5,731
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.38
NGN581.26
$0.75
F CFA423

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pay 9.6% more for groceries

 
Nigeria
Cote d'Ivoire
Bread
1 loaf
$1.27
NGN1,937.37
$0.62
F CFA348
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.51
NGN3,842.64
$7.52
F CFA4,218
Milk (1 gallon) $9.86
NGN15,069.46
$9.66
F CFA5,423

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pay 59.0% more for transportation

 
Nigeria
Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.41
NGN3,682.13
$5.32
F CFA2,985
Monthly public transit pass $36.26
NGN55,417.10
$44.93
F CFA25,215
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,757.94
NGN25,614,846.80
$29,410.06
F CFA16,504,076

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Nigeria
Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.99
NGN45,847.03
$48.27
F CFA27,090
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $731.80
NGN1,118,571.72
$812.41
F CFA455,900
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $456.14
NGN697,223.65
$291.38
F CFA163,513

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pay 98.6% more for childcare

 
Nigeria
Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $85.98
NGN131,425.86
$198.79
F CFA111,555
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,787.42
NGN2,732,114.22
$2,968.24
F CFA1,665,689

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pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Nigeria
Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.91
NGN1,383.92
$0.98
F CFA550
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.04
NGN3,111.71
$2.38
F CFA1,334
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.60
NGN2,444.74
$1.23
F CFA688

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

 
Nigeria
Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$17.81
NGN27,228.28
$73.53
F CFA41,260
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.83
NGN44,073.77
$51.74
F CFA29,035
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$57.22
NGN87,458.55
$73.47
F CFA41,230

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