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Nigeria vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 18.5% cheaper than Benin overall.

Restaurants
pay 55.5% less in Nigeria
Groceries
pay 30.8% less in Nigeria
Transportation
pay 46.9% less in Nigeria
Housing
pay 42.1% more in Nigeria
Childcare
pay 11.2% more in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 50.3% less in Nigeria
Clothing
pay 32.3% less in Nigeria

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

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Nigeria vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 55.5% less for restaurants

 
Benin
Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.12
F CFA2,998
$2.19
NGN2,903.93
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.39
F CFA5,497
$5.09
NGN6,769.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
F CFA600
$0.36
NGN472.55
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pay 30.8% less for groceries

 
Benin
Nigeria
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.22
F CFA712
$0.95
NGN1,260.01
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.69
F CFA2,749
$2.24
NGN2,974.30
Milk (1 gallon) $11.42
F CFA6,684
$9.26
NGN12,308.86
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pay 46.9% less for transportation

 
Benin
Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.61
F CFA2,697
$2.41
NGN3,199.77
Monthly public transit pass ?? $21.22
NGN28,207.78
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $18,156.84
NGN24M
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pay 42.1% more for housing

 
Benin
Nigeria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $48.37
F CFA28,319
$18.12
NGN24,080.13
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $179.24
F CFA105K
$372.59
NGN495K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $166.43
F CFA97,451
$284.75
NGN378K
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pay 11.2% more for childcare

 
Benin
Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $130.87
F CFA76,628
$219.45
NGN292K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,547.83
F CFA3M
$4,089.03
NGN5M
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pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Benin
Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.85
F CFA500
$0.74
NGN980.42
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.12
F CFA2,998
$2.31
NGN3,065.21
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.41
F CFA1,999
$1.13
NGN1,504.07
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pay 32.3% less for clothing

 
Benin
Nigeria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.61
F CFA14,992
$13.41
NGN17,821.69
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $20.94
NGN27,827.91
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $34.14
F CFA19,990
$34.35
NGN45,657.52
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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: October 2026

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