Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 2.0 times more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.7% more in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 1.4% less in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 28.9% more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 85.2% more in Saudi Arabia

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

Saudi Arabia vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Nigeria, you would:

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pay 73.7% more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.61 NGN3,999.33	$6.73 SAR25.25	+157.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.61 NGN8,589.18	$7.54 SAR28.29	+34.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 NGN582.59	$0.74 SAR2.76	+93.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 NGN346.63	$0.25 SAR0.92	+8.8%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 1.4% less for groceries

	Nigeria	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 NGN1,941.79	$0.94 SAR3.54	-25.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.51 NGN3,851.41	$3.87 SAR14.52	+53.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.86 NGN15,103.87	$6.76 SAR25.39	-31.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 NGN2,870.80	$2.58 SAR9.68	+37.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN3,118.07	$3.22 SAR12.10	+58.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.75 NGN2,678.48	$0.94 SAR3.54	-46.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 NGN1,383.05	$0.76 SAR2.86	-15.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 NGN1,122.60	$0.75 SAR2.80	+1.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 NGN1,206.99	$0.74 SAR2.76	-6.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 NGN1,253.12	$0.67 SAR2.53	-17.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,278.43	$0.63 SAR2.38	-24.1%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 28.9% more for transportation

	Nigeria	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 NGN3,690.54	$2.30 SAR8.63	-4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.26 NGN55,543.63	$44.62 SAR167.45	+23.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,757.94 NGN25,673,332.02	$25,543.44 SAR95,853.00	+52.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 NGN19,207.61	$18.12 SAR68.01	+44.5%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Nigeria	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.99 NGN45,951.71	$74.43 SAR279.30	+148.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.80 NGN1,121,125.71	$384.32 SAR1,442.19	-47.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$456.14 NGN698,815.59	$279.56 SAR1,049.08	-38.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$18.28 NGN28,007.78	$85.15 SAR319.53	+365.8%
Average			+106.9%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Nigeria	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$85.98 NGN131,725.94	$303.07 SAR1,137.28	+252.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,787.42 NGN2,738,352.33	$6,063.63 SAR22,754.06	+239.2%
Average			+245.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 NGN1,387.08	$1.70 SAR6.39	+88.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 NGN3,118.81	$3.57 SAR13.38	+75.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.60 NGN2,450.33	$7.18 SAR26.95	+349.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.79 NGN56,364.84	$98.57 SAR369.90	+167.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 NGN9,907.35	$16.63 SAR62.39	+157.1%
Average			+167.4%

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pay 85.2% more for clothing

	Nigeria	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.81 NGN27,290.45	$42.91 SAR161.02	+140.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.83 NGN44,174.40	$58.28 SAR218.69	+102.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.22 NGN87,658.24	$91.66 SAR343.95	+60.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.36 NGN87,881.33	$78.88 SAR296.00	+37.5%
Average			+85.2%

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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: April 2025

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