Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 33.0% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 33.8% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$1.64
NGN2,337.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$5.58
NGN7,945.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.35
NGN505.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.24
NGN336.32
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$1.05
NGN1,494.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$1.55
NGN2,202.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$9.26
NGN13,189.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$1.87
NGN2,659.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$1.68
NGN2,397.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$1.57
NGN2,243.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.70
NGN993.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$0.53
NGN748.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.71
NGN1,012.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.78
NGN1,108.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.60
NGN861.87
|
|
pay 9.3% less for transportation
Somalia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$1.37
NGN1,946.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$23.20
NGN33,059.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$14,662.06
NGN20,891,966.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$9.37
NGN13,352.69
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$40.44
NGN57,622.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$814.72
NGN1,160,898.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$414.25
NGN590,259.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$15.73
NGN22,407.42
|
|
pay 83.9% more for childcare
Somalia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$82.01
NGN116,852.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,839,170.25
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$0.75
NGN1,065.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$1.87
NGN2,670.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$0.96
NGN1,363.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$24.54
NGN34,964.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$5.83
NGN8,308.97
|
|
pay 35.2% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$16.79
NGN23,919.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$22.52
NGN32,084.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$46.88
NGN66,805.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$60.60
NGN86,353.71
|
|
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