Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

El Salvador

El Salvador vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 99.2% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 78.4% more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 86.6% more in El Salvador
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 7.5% less in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.2% more in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in El Salvador

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

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El Salvador vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in El Salvador instead of Nigeria, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Nigeria	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.19 NGN2,908.76	$6.75 SVC59.06	+208.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.09 NGN6,780.76	$7.00 SVC61.25	+37.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 NGN473.34	$1.14 SVC10.01	+221.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 NGN419.49	$0.83 SVC7.29	+164.5%
Average			+130.0%

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pay 78.4% more for groceries

	Nigeria	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 NGN1,262.10	$2.53 SVC22.11	+166.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.24 NGN2,979.24	$3.85 SVC33.72	+72.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.26 NGN12,329.33	$6.71 SVC58.72	-27.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 NGN1,978.89	$2.67 SVC23.35	+79.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.76 NGN2,340.96	$2.83 SVC24.77	+61.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 NGN1,167.11	$1.88 SVC16.49	+114.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN872.87	$0.63 SVC5.54	-3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 NGN709.16	$1.18 SVC10.35	+122.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 NGN890.29	$1.56 SVC13.68	+133.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 NGN819.78	$1.33 SVC11.65	+116.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 NGN763.60	$1.49 SVC13.05	+160.0%
Average			+78.4%

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pay 86.6% more for transportation

	Nigeria	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 NGN3,205.09	$4.75 SVC41.60	+97.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.22 NGN28,254.69	$37.50 SVC328.13	+76.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,156.84 NGN24M	$25,000.00 SVC219K	+37.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.88 NGN9,164.43	$30.00 SVC262.50	+335.8%
Average			+86.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Nigeria	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.12 NGN24,120.18	$42.50 SVC371.88	+134.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$372.59 NGN496K	$824.50 SVC7,214.43	+121.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.75 NGN379K	$660.00 SVC5,775.07	+131.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.52 NGN73,907.84	$99.35 SVC869.35	+79.0%
Average			+119.0%

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pay 7.5% less for childcare

	Nigeria	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.45 NGN292K	$162.67 SVC1,423.35	-25.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,089.03 NGN5M	$4,720.00 SVC41,300.50	+15.4%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 72.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.74 NGN982.05	$2.00 SVC17.50	+171.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 NGN3,070.30	$3.55 SVC31.02	+53.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.13 NGN1,506.57	$4.00 SVC35.00	+253.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 NGN25,311.31	$28.30 SVC247.63	+48.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.40 NGN5,854.04	$5.00 SVC43.75	+13.7%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Nigeria	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.41 NGN17,851.33	$67.15 SVC587.57	+400.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.94 NGN27,874.19	$47.00 SVC411.25	+124.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.35 NGN45,733.44	$118.33 SVC1,035.43	+244.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.18 NGN53,488.77	$117.00 SVC1,023.76	+191.2%
Average			+225.8%

Nigeria vs. El Salvador - Cost of clothing

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