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Nigeria vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 35.2% cheaper than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.6% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 33.0% less in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 43.4% less in Nigeria
Housing: pay 8.3% less in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 51.5% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.4% less in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 4.4% less in Nigeria

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in Nigeria.

Nigeria vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.6% less for restaurants

	Jamaica	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.18 JMD1,146.21	$2.57 NGN3,715.87	-64.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 JMD1,221.34	$4.75 NGN6,872.31	-37.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 JMD197.19	$0.45 NGN655.69	-63.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 JMD119.23	$0.32 NGN462.19	-57.2%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 33.0% less for groceries

	Jamaica	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 JMD433.22	$1.26 NGN1,816.80	-53.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 JMD809.00	$2.59 NGN3,743.90	-48.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.82 JMD2,206.79	$10.63 NGN15,384.30	-23.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.51 JMD560.18	$1.75 NGN2,531.25	-50.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 JMD452.13	$1.95 NGN2,816.32	-31.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 JMD400.28	$1.42 NGN2,057.94	-43.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 JMD211.25	$0.78 NGN1,126.94	-41.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 JMD304.37	$0.69 NGN1,005.01	-63.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 JMD195.64	$0.85 NGN1,223.56	-31.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 JMD148.82	$1.04 NGN1,511.37	+12.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 JMD142.25	$0.99 NGN1,435.43	+11.3%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 43.4% less for transportation

	Jamaica	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 JMD761.49	$2.73 NGN3,951.74	-42.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.93 JMD7,811.45	$32.19 NGN46,586.64	-34.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,765.27 JMD6,827,842.87	$22,671.83 NGN32,809,994.43	-47.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.56 JMD3,441.77	$10.86 NGN15,715.86	-49.6%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 8.3% less for housing

	Jamaica	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.24 JMD7,862.27	$30.67 NGN44,381.13	-37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$505.52 JMD80,711.20	$764.80 NGN1,106,799.48	+51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.25 JMD63,903.29	$524.95 NGN759,687.25	+31.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.28 JMD17,766.65	$24.50 NGN35,452.58	-78.0%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 51.5% less for childcare

	Jamaica	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.63 JMD29,477.98	$83.50 NGN120,835.37	-54.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,785.57 JMD444,740.04	$1,445.58 NGN2,091,994.21	-48.1%
Average			-51.5%

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pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Jamaica	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 JMD373.82	$0.90 NGN1,302.73	-61.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.50 JMD558.48	$2.33 NGN3,371.89	-33.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.58 JMD1,370.52	$1.55 NGN2,242.96	-81.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.65 JMD6,649.65	$30.46 NGN44,076.85	-26.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.47 JMD1,831.61	$5.94 NGN8,596.83	-48.2%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 4.4% less for clothing

	Jamaica	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.47 JMD3,427.66	$17.42 NGN25,214.76	-18.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.34 JMD3,407.55	$29.27 NGN42,355.35	+37.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.53 JMD10,303.09	$55.68 NGN80,579.91	-13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.59 JMD11,589.61	$56.56 NGN81,849.95	-22.1%
Average			-4.4%

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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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