Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Chile

Chile vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Chile is 52.0% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Chile
Groceries: pay 24.7% more in Chile
Transportation: pay 49.7% more in Chile
Housing: pay 26.0% more in Chile
Childcare: pay 69.8% more in Chile
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Chile
Clothing: pay 95.9% more in Chile

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, childcare, transportation, and housing in Chile are more expensive than in Nigeria. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Chile.

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Chile vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Chile
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.19 NGN2,908.76	$7.99 CLF0.2000	+265.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.09 NGN6,780.76	$7.20 CLF0.1800	+41.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 NGN473.34	$1.36 CLF0.0300	+282.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 NGN419.49	$1.15 CLF0.0300	+264.1%
Average			+163.3%

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pay 24.7% more for groceries

	Nigeria	Chile
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 NGN1,262.10	$1.70 CLF0.0400	+79.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.24 NGN2,979.24	$5.03 CLF0.1300	+124.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.26 NGN12,329.33	$4.36 CLF0.1100	-52.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 NGN1,978.89	$3.39 CLF0.0800	+127.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.76 NGN2,340.96	$2.73 CLF0.0700	+55.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 NGN1,167.11	$0.79 CLF0.0200	-10.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN872.87	$0.78 CLF0.0200	+19.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 NGN709.16	$0.77 CLF0.0200	+43.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 NGN890.29	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+5.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 NGN819.78	$0.58 CLF0.0100	-5.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 NGN763.60	$0.63 CLF0.0200	+10.4%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 49.7% more for transportation

	Nigeria	Chile
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 NGN3,205.09	$5.28 CLF0.1300	+119.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.22 NGN28,254.69	$33.69 CLF0.8400	+58.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,156.84 NGN24M	$16,188.18 CLF404.6400	-10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.88 NGN9,164.43	$11.06 CLF0.2800	+60.7%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 26.0% more for housing

	Nigeria	Chile
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.12 NGN24,120.18	$22.03 CLF0.5500	+21.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$372.59 NGN496K	$456.09 CLF11.4000	+22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.75 NGN379K	$349.67 CLF8.7400	+22.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.52 NGN73,907.84	$81.73 CLF2.0400	+47.2%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 69.8% more for childcare

	Nigeria	Chile
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.45 NGN292K	$332.45 CLF8.3100	+51.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,089.03 NGN5M	$7,782.11 CLF194.5200	+90.3%
Average			+69.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Chile
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.74 NGN982.05	$3.30 CLF0.0800	+347.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 NGN3,070.30	$2.97 CLF0.0700	+28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.13 NGN1,506.57	$5.04 CLF0.1300	+345.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 NGN25,311.31	$40.36 CLF1.0100	+112.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.40 NGN5,854.04	$6.58 CLF0.1600	+49.6%
Average			+120.0%

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pay 95.9% more for clothing

	Nigeria	Chile
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.41 NGN17,851.33	$43.61 CLF1.0900	+225.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.94 NGN27,874.19	$27.77 CLF0.6900	+32.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.35 NGN45,733.44	$61.99 CLF1.5500	+80.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.18 NGN53,488.77	$76.04 CLF1.9000	+89.2%
Average			+95.9%

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