Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 71.6% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Syria, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
Syria
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
$2.71
NGN3,983.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
$5.43
NGN7,984.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
$0.38
NGN559.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
$0.31
NGN448.68
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Syria
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
$1.34
NGN1,972.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
$2.32
NGN3,404.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
$11.06
NGN16,252.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
$1.86
NGN2,728.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
$2.49
NGN3,657.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
SYP913
|
$1.83
NGN2,689.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
$0.86
NGN1,267.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP716
|
$0.73
NGN1,078.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
SYP593
|
$0.83
NGN1,218.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP509
|
$0.92
NGN1,348.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
SYP537
|
$0.89
NGN1,308.64
|
|
pay 41.3% more for transportation
Syria
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
$2.36
NGN3,462.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$35.66
NGN52,413.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
$9,742.56
NGN14,321,569.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
$10.25
NGN15,072.13
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Syria
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
$33.04
NGN48,568.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
$806.81
NGN1,186,006.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
$498.69
NGN733,080.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
$16.06
NGN23,606.78
|
|
pay 47.7% more for childcare
Syria
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
$76.23
NGN112,064.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
$1,836.86
NGN2,700,178.50
|
|
pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
$0.91
NGN1,342.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
$2.16
NGN3,171.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
$1.42
NGN2,080.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
$37.75
NGN55,498.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
$6.67
NGN9,806.14
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
Syria
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
$16.52
NGN24,289.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
$29.67
NGN43,608.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
$53.82
NGN79,120.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
$54.66
NGN80,350.06
|
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