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Nigeria vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 9.8% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.9% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 32.3% more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 66.7% more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 40.1% less in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 53.2% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% more in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 53.5% less in Nigeria

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

Nigeria vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.9% less for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$2.57 NGN3,715.87	-39.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$4.75 NGN6,872.31	-26.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$0.45 NGN655.69	-25.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$0.32 NGN462.19	-43.6%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 32.3% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$1.26 NGN1,816.80	-0.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$2.59 NGN3,743.90	-40.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$10.63 NGN15,384.30	+96.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$1.75 NGN2,531.25	-23.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$1.95 NGN2,816.32	-66.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$1.42 NGN2,057.94	-53.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$0.78 NGN1,126.94	+80.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$0.69 NGN1,005.01	-34.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$0.85 NGN1,223.56	+108.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$1.04 NGN1,511.37	+278.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$0.99 NGN1,435.43	+9.5%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 66.7% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$2.73 NGN3,951.74	-43.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$32.19 NGN46,586.64	+168.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$22,671.83 NGN32,809,994.43	-58.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$10.86 NGN15,715.86	+200.4%
Average			+66.7%

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pay 40.1% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$30.67 NGN44,381.13	-76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$764.80 NGN1,106,799.48	-6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$524.95 NGN759,687.25	+2.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$24.50 NGN35,452.58	-79.9%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 53.2% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$83.50 NGN120,835.37	-11.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$1,445.58 NGN2,091,994.21	-95.2%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$0.90 NGN1,302.73
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$2.33 NGN3,371.89	+114.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$1.55 NGN2,242.96	-69.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$30.46 NGN44,076.85	-51.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$5.94 NGN8,596.83	+58.4%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 53.5% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$17.42 NGN25,214.76	-61.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$29.27 NGN42,355.35	-61.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$55.68 NGN80,579.91	-40.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$56.56 NGN81,849.95	-50.9%
Average			-53.5%

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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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