Cost of living comparison

Iran

compared to

Nigeria

Nigeria vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 37.1% more expensive than Iran overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.5% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 86.2% more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 22.5% more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 56.1% more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.1% more in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 46.9% less in Nigeria

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

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Nigeria vs. Iran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.5% less for restaurants

	Iran	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.73 IRR5M	$2.19 NGN2,908.76	-41.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.95 IRR5M	$5.09 NGN6,780.76	+29.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 IRR728K	$0.36 NGN473.34	-32.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 IRR1M	$0.32 NGN419.49	-68.8%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 86.2% more for groceries

	Iran	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 IRR617K	$0.95 NGN1,262.10	+111.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.73 IRR2M	$2.24 NGN2,979.24	+29.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.48 IRR3M	$9.26 NGN12,329.33	+274.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 IRR2M	$1.49 NGN1,978.89	+28.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.29 IRR2M	$1.76 NGN2,340.96	+36.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 IRR580K	$0.88 NGN1,167.11	+107.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IRR934K	$0.66 NGN872.87	-3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 IRR530K	$0.53 NGN709.16	+38.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR357K	$0.67 NGN890.29	+157.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR314K	$0.62 NGN819.78	+170.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 IRR291K	$0.57 NGN763.60	+170.9%
Average			+86.2%

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pay 22.5% more for transportation

	Iran	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.09 IRR1M	$2.41 NGN3,205.09	+121.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.74 IRR13M	$21.22 NGN28,254.69	+118.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$59,259.42 IRR81B	$18,156.84 NGN24M	-69.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.98 IRR4M	$6.88 NGN9,164.43	+131.2%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 56.1% more for housing

	Iran	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.43 IRR14M	$18.12 NGN24,120.18	+73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$307.16 IRR422M	$372.59 NGN496K	+21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$226.04 IRR311M	$284.75 NGN379K	+26.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.64 IRR15M	$55.52 NGN73,907.84	+421.9%
Average			+56.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Iran	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.80 IRR108M	$219.45 NGN292K	+178.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,441.79 IRR2B	$4,089.03 NGN5M	+183.6%
Average			+181.0%

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pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Iran	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.82 IRR1M	$0.74 NGN982.05	-9.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.17 IRR2M	$2.31 NGN3,070.30	+97.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.02 IRR3M	$1.13 NGN1,506.57	-44.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.00 IRR23M	$19.01 NGN25,311.31	+11.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.52 IRR2M	$4.40 NGN5,854.04	+190.2%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 46.9% less for clothing

	Iran	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.86 IRR36M	$13.41 NGN17,851.33	-48.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.80 IRR40M	$20.94 NGN27,874.19	-27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.33 IRR141M	$34.35 NGN45,733.44	-66.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.05 IRR88M	$40.18 NGN53,488.77	-37.3%
Average			-46.9%

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