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Nigeria vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 4.0% more expensive than Nicaragua overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.4% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 9.9% more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 36.8% more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 52.6% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% less in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 52.6% less in Nigeria

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

Nigeria vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.4% less for restaurants

	Nicaragua	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.57 NIO167.54	$2.57 NGN3,715.87	-43.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.80 NIO249.70	$4.75 NGN6,872.31	-30.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 NIO30.05	$0.45 NGN655.69	-44.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 NIO22.01	$0.32 NGN462.19	-46.8%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 9.9% more for groceries

	Nicaragua	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NIO63.99	$1.26 NGN1,816.80	-28.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.29 NIO120.87	$2.59 NGN3,743.90	-21.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 NIO166.90	$10.63 NGN15,384.30	+133.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 NIO72.59	$1.75 NGN2,531.25	-11.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 NIO90.82	$1.95 NGN2,816.32	-21.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NIO64.95	$1.42 NGN2,057.94	-19.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NIO14.44	$0.78 NGN1,126.94	+97.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO29.96	$0.69 NGN1,005.01	-14.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 NIO32.04	$0.85 NGN1,223.56	-3.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 NIO45.67	$1.04 NGN1,511.37	-16.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 NIO32.12	$0.99 NGN1,435.43	+13.3%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Nicaragua	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.95 NIO181.64	$2.73 NGN3,951.74	-44.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.00 NIO183.61	$32.19 NGN46,586.64	+543.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	$22,671.83 NGN32,809,994.43	-1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.56 NIO204.17	$10.86 NGN15,715.86	+95.2%
Average			+148.1%

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pay 36.8% more for housing

	Nicaragua	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.35 NIO1,333.96	$30.67 NGN44,381.13	-15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$326.67 NIO11,986.84	$764.80 NGN1,106,799.48	+134.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.96 NIO10,419.68	$524.95 NGN759,687.25	+84.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.87 NIO2,050.11	$24.50 NGN35,452.58	-56.2%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 52.6% less for childcare

	Nicaragua	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.12 NIO4,334.53	$83.50 NGN120,835.37	-29.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	$1,445.58 NGN2,091,994.21	-75.9%
Average			-52.6%

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pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Nicaragua	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.31 NIO47.93	$0.90 NGN1,302.73	-31.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 NIO79.30	$2.33 NGN3,371.89	+7.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.58	$1.55 NGN2,242.96	-41.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.69 NIO1,236.40	$30.46 NGN44,076.85	-9.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 NIO293.56	$5.94 NGN8,596.83	-25.7%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 52.6% less for clothing

	Nicaragua	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.83 NIO2,268.67	$17.42 NGN25,214.76	-71.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.88 NIO2,270.47	$29.27 NGN42,355.35	-52.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.23 NIO3,971.55	$55.68 NGN80,579.91	-48.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.99 NIO3,302.29	$56.56 NGN81,849.95	-37.2%
Average			-52.6%

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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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