Cost of living comparison

Suriname

compared to

Nigeria

Nigeria vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 15.4% more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.1% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 7.6% less in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 45.0% less in Nigeria
Housing: pay 29.3% more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.6% more in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 30.4% less in Nigeria

The cost of childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports in Nigeria are more expensive than in Suriname. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Nigeria. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Nigeria.

Nigeria vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.1% less for restaurants

	Suriname	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 SRD253.38	$2.61 NGN3,984.34	-62.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 SRD333.02	$5.61 NGN8,556.99	-38.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 SRD47.05	$0.38 NGN580.41	-70.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SRD20.75	$0.23 NGN345.33	-60.4%
Average			-58.1%

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pay 7.6% less for groceries

	Suriname	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 SRD44.58	$1.27 NGN1,934.51	+3.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD226.63	$2.51 NGN3,836.98	-59.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 SRD200.68	$9.86 NGN15,047.26	+78.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 SRD118.87	$1.87 NGN2,860.05	-42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 SRD85.16	$2.04 NGN3,106.39	-13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04 SRD74.21	$1.75 NGN2,668.44	-14.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 SRD29.86	$0.90 NGN1,377.87	+9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SRD42.90	$0.73 NGN1,118.39	-37.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 SRD67.76	$0.79 NGN1,202.47	-57.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD21.44	$0.82 NGN1,248.43	+38.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SRD27.24	$0.83 NGN1,273.64	+11.3%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 45.0% less for transportation

	Suriname	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 SRD150.30	$2.41 NGN3,676.70	-41.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,271.27	$36.26 NGN55,335.48	-59.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD908,687.50	$16,757.94 NGN25,577,119.84	-33.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD835.99	$12.54 NGN19,135.63	-45.5%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 29.3% more for housing

	Suriname	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.02 SRD1,127.65	$29.99 NGN45,779.51	-3.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$516.42 SRD18,770.45	$731.80 NGN1,116,924.23	+41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.83 SRD7,081.55	$456.14 NGN696,196.74	+134.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.77 SRD1,481.79	$18.28 NGN27,902.82	-55.2%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Suriname	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,290.87	$85.98 NGN131,232.29	+36.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$380.51 SRD13,830.76	$1,787.42 NGN2,728,090.21	+369.7%
Average			+203.0%

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pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SRD72.69	$0.91 NGN1,381.88	-54.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 SRD81.89	$2.04 NGN3,107.12	-9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 SRD219.66	$1.60 NGN2,441.14	-73.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD458.94	$36.79 NGN56,153.61	+191.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD181.74	$6.47 NGN9,870.23	+29.3%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 30.4% less for clothing

	Suriname	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,319.26	$17.81 NGN27,188.18	-50.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,033.78	$28.83 NGN44,008.85	+1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,741.13	$57.22 NGN87,329.73	-24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,018.68	$57.36 NGN87,551.99	-48.1%
Average			-30.4%

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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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