Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 31.5% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.81
|
$1.64
₦2,403.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.51
|
$5.58
₦8,168.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.18
|
$0.35
₦519.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.88
|
$0.24
₦345.77
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC15.98
|
$1.05
₦1,536.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.86
|
$1.55
₦2,264.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.42
|
$9.26
₦13,559.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.54
|
$1.87
₦2,734.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.79
|
$1.68
₦2,465.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.50
|
$1.57
₦2,306.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.50
|
$0.70
₦1,021.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.94
|
$0.53
₦769.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
$0.71
₦1,040.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.03
|
$0.78
₦1,139.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.26
|
$0.60
₦886.09
|
|
pay 36.1% less for transportation
El Salvador
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.84
|
$1.37
₦2,000.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.37
|
$23.20
₦33,988.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC156,796.90
|
$14,662.06
₦21,479,182.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.26
|
$9.37
₦13,728.00
|
|
pay 8.0% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC382.31
|
$40.44
₦59,242.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,314.44
|
$814.72
₦1,193,528.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,218.21
|
$414.25
₦606,849.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC453.46
|
$15.73
₦23,037.23
|
|
pay 31.0% less for childcare
El Salvador
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC837.54
|
$82.01
₦120,136.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,898.31
|
$1,992.54
₦2,918,971.47
|
|
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.07
|
$0.75
₦1,095.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.09
|
$1.87
₦2,745.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.84
|
$0.96
₦1,401.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.23
|
$24.54
₦35,946.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.55
|
$5.83
₦8,542.51
|
|
pay 46.2% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.04
|
$16.79
₦24,591.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.24
|
$22.52
₦32,986.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC708.75
|
$46.88
₦68,683.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC740.43
|
$60.60
₦88,780.87
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Nigeria or El Salvador. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.