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Nigeria vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 3.4 times more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.1% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 61.8% more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 4.9 times more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 11.5 times more in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% less in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 45.5% less in Nigeria

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

Nigeria vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.1% less for restaurants

	Gambia	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.76 GMD489.86	$2.57 NGN3,715.87	-62.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.17 GMD591.97	$4.75 NGN6,872.31	-41.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.45 GMD177.41	$0.45 NGN655.69	-81.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 GMD111.24	$0.32 NGN462.19	-79.2%
Average			-66.1%

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pay 61.8% more for groceries

	Gambia	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 GMD37.96	$1.26 NGN1,816.80	+139.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD220.44	$2.59 NGN3,743.90	-14.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD370.87	$10.63 NGN15,384.30	+107.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD139.61	$1.75 NGN2,531.25	-9.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD88.88	$1.95 NGN2,816.32	+58.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD66.66	$1.42 NGN2,057.94	+54.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD40.74	$0.78 NGN1,126.94	+38.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD59.25	$0.69 NGN1,005.01	-15.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD44.44	$0.85 NGN1,223.56	+37.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD29.63	$1.04 NGN1,511.37	+155.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD31.85	$0.99 NGN1,435.43	+125.8%
Average			+61.8%

Gambia vs. Nigeria - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Gambia	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD290.07	$2.73 NGN3,951.74	-31.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD474.88	$32.19 NGN46,586.64	+391.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD191,047.31	$22,671.83 NGN32,809,994.43	+760.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.74 GMD416.39	$10.86 NGN15,715.86	+89.1%
Average			+302.3%

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

	Gambia	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,265.77	$30.67 NGN44,381.13	-31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,435.60	$764.80 NGN1,106,799.48	+645.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$51.13 GMD3,706.65	$524.95 NGN759,687.25	+926.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,685.71	$24.50 NGN35,452.58	+5.4%
Average			+386.5%

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pay 11.5 times more for childcare

	Gambia	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD489.86	$83.50 NGN120,835.37	+1135.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,797.30	$1,445.58 NGN2,091,994.21	+969.7%
Average			+1052.8%

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pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.70 GMD340.63	$0.90 NGN1,302.73	-80.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 GMD221.42	$2.33 NGN3,371.89	-23.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD122.47	$1.55 NGN2,242.96	-8.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,714.53	$30.46 NGN44,076.85	+28.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD244.93	$5.94 NGN8,596.83	+75.8%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 45.5% less for clothing

	Gambia	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,060.00	$17.42 NGN25,214.76	-68.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,214.65	$29.27 NGN42,355.35	-34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,208.68	$55.68 NGN80,579.91	-44.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,306.78	$56.56 NGN81,849.95	-35.0%
Average			-45.5%

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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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