Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 36.1% cheaper than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Nigeria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
|
pay 3.7% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
|
pay 41.7% less for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,558.22
|
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
|
pay 10.7% more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.17
|
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.13
|
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.84
|
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.97
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
|
pay 65.0% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
|
pay 49.2% less for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
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