Cost of living comparison

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Nigeria vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 2.6% cheaper than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.4% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 26.8% more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 88.7% more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 37.6% more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 64.0% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% less in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 60.0% less in Nigeria

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

Nigeria vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.4% less for restaurants

	Mongolia	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	$2.57 NGN3,715.87	-53.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	$4.75 NGN6,872.31	-12.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	$0.45 NGN655.69	-37.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	$0.32 NGN462.19	-30.1%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 26.8% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	$1.26 NGN1,816.80	+36.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	$2.59 NGN3,743.90	-55.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	$10.63 NGN15,384.30	+100.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	$1.75 NGN2,531.25	-14.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	$1.95 NGN2,816.32	-26.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	$1.42 NGN2,057.94	+6.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	$0.78 NGN1,126.94	-24.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	$0.69 NGN1,005.01	-62.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	$0.85 NGN1,223.56	-27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	$1.04 NGN1,511.37	+238.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	$0.99 NGN1,435.43	+124.8%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 88.7% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	$2.73 NGN3,951.74	-27.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	$32.19 NGN46,586.64	+286.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	$22,671.83 NGN32,809,994.43	-20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	$10.86 NGN15,715.86	+117.1%
Average			+88.7%

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pay 37.6% more for housing

	Mongolia	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	$30.67 NGN44,381.13	+123.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	$764.80 NGN1,106,799.48	+51.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	$524.95 NGN759,687.25	+33.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	$24.50 NGN35,452.58	-57.8%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 64.0% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	$83.50 NGN120,835.37	-49.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	$1,445.58 NGN2,091,994.21	-78.2%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	$0.90 NGN1,302.73	-53.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	$2.33 NGN3,371.89	-3.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	$1.55 NGN2,242.96	-9.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	$30.46 NGN44,076.85	-56.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	$5.94 NGN8,596.83	+52.7%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 60.0% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	$17.42 NGN25,214.76	-78.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	$29.27 NGN42,355.35	-55.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	$55.68 NGN80,579.91	-43.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	$56.56 NGN81,849.95	-62.4%
Average			-60.0%

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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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