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Nigeria vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 47.7% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.7% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 45.5% more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 35.2% more in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.5% more in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 14.7% less in Nigeria

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

Nigeria vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.7% less for restaurants

	Syria	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.67 SYP47,674	$2.61 NGN4,050.13	-28.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.17 SYP54,175	$5.61 NGN8,698.28	+34.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SYP13,813	$0.38 NGN589.99	-64.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$0.23 NGN351.04	-52.4%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Syria	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 SYP9,513	$1.27 NGN1,966.46	+73.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.01 SYP26,081	$2.51 NGN3,900.34	+25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58 SYP46,533	$9.86 NGN15,295.72	+175.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 SYP27,171	$1.87 NGN2,907.27	-10.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 SYP34,440	$2.04 NGN3,157.68	-23.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 SYP5,407	$1.75 NGN2,712.51	+320.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,030	$0.90 NGN1,400.62	+17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 SYP4,961	$0.73 NGN1,136.86	+92.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,153	$0.79 NGN1,222.32	+146.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 SYP3,709	$0.82 NGN1,269.04	+186.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 SYP3,307	$0.83 NGN1,294.67	+228.1%
Average			+112.0%

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pay 45.5% more for transportation

	Syria	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.90 SYP102,772	$2.41 NGN3,737.41	-69.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$36.26 NGN56,249.16	+262.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,621.24 SYP281,119,375	$16,757.94 NGN25,999,441.53	-22.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.27 SYP146,528	$12.54 NGN19,451.59	+11.3%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Syria	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.57 SYP657,477	$29.99 NGN46,535.40	-40.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.90 SYP2,638,111	$731.80 NGN1,135,366.55	+260.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$105.66 SYP1,373,848	$456.14 NGN707,692.13	+331.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.53 SYP500,915	$18.28 NGN28,363.54	-52.5%
Average			+124.8%

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pay 35.2% more for childcare

	Syria	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.89 SYP596,722	$85.98 NGN133,399.16	+87.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,149.32 SYP27,945,454	$1,787.42 NGN2,773,135.61	-16.8%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 58.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.57 SYP46,439	$0.91 NGN1,404.70	-74.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.00 SYP12,957	$2.04 NGN3,158.43	+104.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 SYP33,588	$1.60 NGN2,481.45	-38.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.23 SYP184,954	$36.79 NGN57,080.80	+158.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.67 SYP34,672	$6.47 NGN10,033.20	+142.5%
Average			+58.5%

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pay 14.7% less for clothing

	Syria	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.60 SYP280,836	$17.81 NGN27,637.10	-17.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.17 SYP418,299	$28.83 NGN44,735.51	-10.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.81 SYP868,683	$57.22 NGN88,771.70	-14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.69 SYP893,164	$57.36 NGN88,997.62	-16.5%
Average			-14.7%

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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: January 2025

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