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Nigeria vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 2.4% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.9% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 7.4% more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 41.1% more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 56.1% more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 66.7% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.3% more in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 8.3% more in Nigeria

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

Nigeria vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.9% less for restaurants

	Cambodia	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	$2.57 NGN3,715.87	-24.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	$4.75 NGN6,872.31	-26.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	$0.45 NGN655.69	-43.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	$0.32 NGN462.19	-48.8%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 7.4% more for groceries

	Cambodia	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	$1.26 NGN1,816.80	-25.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$2.59 NGN3,743.90	-61.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	$10.63 NGN15,384.30	+34.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	$1.75 NGN2,531.25	-1.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	$1.95 NGN2,816.32	-4.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	$1.42 NGN2,057.94	-2.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	$0.78 NGN1,126.94	+18.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	$0.69 NGN1,005.01	-56.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	$0.85 NGN1,223.56	+27.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	$1.04 NGN1,511.37	+61.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	$0.99 NGN1,435.43	+92.9%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 41.1% more for transportation

	Cambodia	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	$2.73 NGN3,951.74	-37.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$32.19 NGN46,586.64	+235.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$22,671.83 NGN32,809,994.43	-53.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	$10.86 NGN15,715.86	+20.1%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 56.1% more for housing

	Cambodia	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	$30.67 NGN44,381.13	+41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	$764.80 NGN1,106,799.48	+120.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	$524.95 NGN759,687.25	+122.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	$24.50 NGN35,452.58	-60.2%
Average			+56.1%

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pay 66.7% less for childcare

	Cambodia	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	$83.50 NGN120,835.37	-60.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	$1,445.58 NGN2,091,994.21	-72.6%
Average			-66.7%

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pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	$0.90 NGN1,302.73	-13.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	$2.33 NGN3,371.89	+17.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	$1.55 NGN2,242.96	-11.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	$30.46 NGN44,076.85	-19.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$5.94 NGN8,596.83	+58.4%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 8.3% more for clothing

	Cambodia	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	$17.42 NGN25,214.76	-28.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	$29.27 NGN42,355.35	+37.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	$55.68 NGN80,579.91	-19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	$56.56 NGN81,849.95	+43.0%
Average			+8.3%

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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: December 2025

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