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Nigeria vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 25.4% cheaper than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.6% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 20.3% more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 23.4% less in Nigeria
Housing: pay 29.5% more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 57.9% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.4% less in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 48.6% less in Nigeria

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

Nigeria vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.6% less for restaurants

	Albania	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.59 ALL798	$2.57 NGN3,715.87	-73.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.67 ALL722	$4.75 NGN6,872.31	-45.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 ALL147	$0.45 NGN655.69	-74.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 ALL69	$0.32 NGN462.19	-61.7%
Average			-63.6%

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pay 20.3% more for groceries

	Albania	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ALL85	$1.26 NGN1,816.80	+22.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.40 ALL450	$2.59 NGN3,743.90	-52.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.89 ALL657	$10.63 NGN15,384.30	+34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.20 ALL267	$1.75 NGN2,531.25	-45.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ALL272	$1.95 NGN2,816.32	-40.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 ALL54	$1.42 NGN2,057.94	+119.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 ALL94	$0.78 NGN1,126.94	-31.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL62	$0.69 NGN1,005.01	-6.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL55	$0.85 NGN1,223.56	+27.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ALL42	$1.04 NGN1,511.37	+105.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ALL44	$0.99 NGN1,435.43	+88.5%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

	Albania	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 ALL688	$2.73 NGN3,951.74	-67.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.40 ALL1,615	$32.19 NGN46,586.64	+66.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,384.43 ALL2,613,362	$22,671.83 NGN32,809,994.43	-27.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.95 ALL2,577	$10.86 NGN15,715.86	-64.9%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 29.5% more for housing

	Albania	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.59 ALL1,382	$30.67 NGN44,381.13	+84.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$521.48 ALL43,423	$764.80 NGN1,106,799.48	+46.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.61 ALL29,778	$524.95 NGN759,687.25	+46.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.56 ALL5,126	$24.50 NGN35,452.58	-60.2%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 57.9% less for childcare

	Albania	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$175.46 ALL14,611	$83.50 NGN120,835.37	-52.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,951.26 ALL329,019	$1,445.58 NGN2,091,994.21	-63.4%
Average			-57.9%

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pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Albania	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.46 ALL205	$0.90 NGN1,302.73	-63.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.95 ALL162	$2.33 NGN3,371.89	+19.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.30 ALL358	$1.55 NGN2,242.96	-63.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.57 ALL4,378	$30.46 NGN44,076.85	-42.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.66 ALL638	$5.94 NGN8,596.83	-22.4%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 48.6% less for clothing

	Albania	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.19 ALL4,512	$17.42 NGN25,214.76	-67.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.78 ALL3,313	$29.27 NGN42,355.35	-26.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.48 ALL7,867	$55.68 NGN80,579.91	-41.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.08 ALL11,581	$56.56 NGN81,849.95	-59.3%
Average			-48.6%

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