Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 33.0% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 33.8% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$1.64
₦2,127.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
$5.58
₦7,232.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$0.35
₦459.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$0.24
₦306.13
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$1.05
₦1,360.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
$1.55
₦2,004.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,036
|
$9.26
₦12,005.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,293
|
$1.87
₦2,421.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$1.68
₦2,182.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS960
|
$1.57
₦2,041.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$0.70
₦904.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$0.53
₦681.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.71
₦921.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.78
₦1,008.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$0.60
₦784.51
|
|
pay 9.3% less for transportation
Somalia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,195
|
$1.37
₦1,771.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,236
|
$23.20
₦30,092.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,960
|
$14,662.06
₦19,016,689.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,475
|
$9.37
₦12,154.15
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,381
|
$40.44
₦52,450.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,668
|
$814.72
₦1,056,695.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,352
|
$414.25
₦537,277.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,774
|
$15.73
₦20,396.11
|
|
pay 83.9% more for childcare
Somalia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,582
|
$82.01
₦106,363.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,751
|
$1,992.54
₦2,584,324.38
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,562
|
$0.75
₦969.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$1.87
₦2,431.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
$0.96
₦1,241.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,613
|
$24.54
₦31,825.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$5.83
₦7,563.15
|
|
pay 35.2% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,289
|
$16.79
₦21,772.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,690
|
$22.52
₦29,204.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,166
|
$46.88
₦60,808.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,178
|
$60.60
₦78,602.54
|
|
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