Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

Nigeria

Nigeria vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 10.7% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 74.7% more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 16.1% more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 35.3% more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 67.3% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% less in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 41.0% more in Nigeria

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

Nigeria vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.2% less for restaurants

	Tanzania	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 TZS7,841.12	$2.61 NGN4,195.38	-10.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 TZS16,093.16	$5.61 NGN9,010.22	-5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 TZS1,678.91	$0.38 NGN611.15	-38.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TZS825.78	$0.23 NGN363.63	-26.0%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 74.7% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.72 TZS1,952.35	$1.27 NGN2,036.98	+75.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 TZS10,241.20	$2.51 NGN4,040.21	-33.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 TZS12,215.37	$9.86 NGN15,844.27	+117.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TZS4,546.51	$1.87 NGN3,011.53	+11.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.35 TZS6,339.05	$2.04 NGN3,270.92	-13.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 TZS3,007.32	$1.75 NGN2,809.78	+57.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 TZS1,033.35	$0.90 NGN1,450.85	+135.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 TZS930.21	$0.73 NGN1,177.63	+112.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 TZS954.53	$0.79 NGN1,266.16	+122.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TZS820.77	$0.82 NGN1,314.55	+169.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 TZS1,355.29	$0.83 NGN1,341.10	+66.2%
Average			+74.7%

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pay 16.1% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 TZS11,556.27	$2.41 NGN3,871.45	-43.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.55 TZS52,776.75	$36.26 NGN58,266.41	+85.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,823.72 TZS42,724,038.53	$16,757.94 NGN26,931,853.33	+5.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.76 TZS29,064.41	$12.54 NGN20,149.18	+16.5%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 35.3% more for housing

	Tanzania	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.94 TZS161,848.71	$29.99 NGN48,204.29	-50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.33 TZS781,201.11	$731.80 NGN1,176,083.93	+152.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$236.84 TZS639,455.26	$456.14 NGN733,071.92	+92.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.01 TZS108,014.70	$18.28 NGN29,380.73	-54.3%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 67.3% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.03 TZS637,293.61	$85.98 NGN138,183.22	-63.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,186.60 TZS16,703,825.63	$1,787.42 NGN2,872,587.92	-71.1%
Average			-67.3%

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pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 TZS3,166.61	$0.91 NGN1,455.07	-22.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 TZS5,834.76	$2.04 NGN3,271.70	-5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 TZS4,837.87	$1.60 NGN2,570.44	-10.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.39 TZS98,253.32	$36.79 NGN59,127.88	+1.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.68 TZS15,330.39	$6.47 NGN10,393.02	+13.9%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 41.0% more for clothing

	Tanzania	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$11.43 TZS30,870.21	$17.81 NGN28,628.25	+55.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 TZS58,745.55	$28.83 NGN46,339.85	+32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.14 TZS121,889.17	$57.22 NGN91,955.29	+26.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.53 TZS104,027.65	$57.36 NGN92,189.32	+48.9%
Average			+41.0%

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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: May 2025

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