Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 53.6% more expensive than Somalia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 22.5% less in Nigeria
- Groceries
-
pay 16.4% more in Nigeria
- Transportation
-
pay 65.9% more in Nigeria
- Housing
-
pay 2.7 times more in Nigeria
- Childcare
-
pay 98.2% more in Nigeria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.7% more in Nigeria
- Clothing
-
pay 41.7% more in Nigeria
The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Nigeria are more expensive than in Somalia. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Nigeria.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 22.5% less for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,521
|
$2.61
NGN4,050.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,679
|
$5.61
NGN8,698.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS464
|
$0.38
NGN589.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS293
|
$0.23
NGN351.04
|
|
pay 16.4% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS558
|
$1.27
NGN1,966.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,124
|
$2.51
NGN3,900.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,404
|
$9.86
NGN15,295.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,267
|
$1.87
NGN2,907.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,533
|
$2.04
NGN3,157.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS991
|
$1.75
NGN2,712.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS507
|
$0.90
NGN1,400.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS755
|
$0.73
NGN1,136.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS313
|
$0.79
NGN1,222.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS344
|
$0.82
NGN1,269.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.83
NGN1,294.67
|
|
pay 65.9% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,366
|
$2.41
NGN3,737.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,349
|
$36.26
NGN56,249.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,300,370
|
$16,757.94
NGN25,999,441.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,267
|
$12.54
NGN19,451.59
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,578
|
$29.99
NGN46,535.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,836
|
$731.80
NGN1,135,366.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,571
|
$456.14
NGN707,692.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS54,134
|
$18.28
NGN28,363.54
|
|
pay 98.2% more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,688
|
$85.98
NGN133,399.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS426,178
|
$1,787.42
NGN2,773,135.61
|
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,018
|
$0.91
NGN1,404.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS710
|
$2.04
NGN3,158.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS772
|
$1.60
NGN2,481.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,219
|
$36.79
NGN57,080.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,870
|
$6.47
NGN10,033.20
|
|
pay 41.7% more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,682
|
$17.81
NGN27,637.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,265
|
$28.83
NGN44,735.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,860
|
$57.22
NGN88,771.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,275
|
$57.36
NGN88,997.62
|
|
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