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Nigeria vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 23.7% cheaper than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 68.8% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 42.4% more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 12.4% less in Nigeria
Housing: pay 23.7% more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 73.6% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.1% less in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 54.8% less in Nigeria

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

Nigeria vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.8% less for restaurants

	Serbia	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 RSD832	$2.57 NGN3,715.87	-68.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 RSD959	$4.75 NGN6,872.31	-49.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 RSD212	$0.45 NGN655.69	-78.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 RSD149	$0.32 NGN462.19	-78.3%
Average			-68.8%

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pay 42.4% more for groceries

	Serbia	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 RSD75	$1.26 NGN1,816.80	+70.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 RSD471	$2.59 NGN3,743.90	-44.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.09 RSD515	$10.63 NGN15,384.30	+108.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 RSD244	$1.75 NGN2,531.25	-27.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.02 RSD306	$1.95 NGN2,816.32	-35.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD57	$1.42 NGN2,057.94	+153.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 RSD84	$0.78 NGN1,126.94	-6.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD76	$0.69 NGN1,005.01	-7.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 RSD99	$0.85 NGN1,223.56	-13.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 RSD46	$1.04 NGN1,511.37	+130.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RSD42	$0.99 NGN1,435.43	+138.4%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 12.4% less for transportation

	Serbia	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 RSD696	$2.73 NGN3,951.74	-60.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.31 RSD3,068	$32.19 NGN46,586.64	+6.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624	$22,671.83 NGN32,809,994.43	-26.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.27 RSD837	$10.86 NGN15,715.86	+31.3%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 23.7% more for housing

	Serbia	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.24 RSD2,656	$30.67 NGN44,381.13	+16.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$412.90 RSD41,785	$764.80 NGN1,106,799.48	+85.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$302.98 RSD30,661	$524.95 NGN759,687.25	+73.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.67 RSD12,819	$24.50 NGN35,452.58	-80.7%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 73.6% less for childcare

	Serbia	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.33 RSD27,357	$83.50 NGN120,835.37	-69.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	$1,445.58 NGN2,091,994.21	-78.1%
Average			-73.6%

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pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 RSD252	$0.90 NGN1,302.73	-63.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 RSD205	$2.33 NGN3,371.89	+14.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.41 RSD447	$1.55 NGN2,242.96	-64.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.25 RSD3,263	$30.46 NGN44,076.85	-5.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 RSD553	$5.94 NGN8,596.83	+8.6%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 54.8% less for clothing

	Serbia	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.65 RSD7,959	$17.42 NGN25,214.76	-77.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.57 RSD5,016	$29.27 NGN42,355.35	-41.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.57 RSD10,886	$55.68 NGN80,579.91	-48.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.74 RSD11,915	$56.56 NGN81,849.95	-52.0%
Average			-54.8%

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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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