Cost of living comparison

Somalia

compared to

Nigeria

Nigeria vs. Somalia Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 40.0% more expensive than Somalia overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.6% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 17.6% less in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 19.9% more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 5.8 times more in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% less in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 41.2% more in Nigeria

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

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Nigeria vs. Somalia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.6% less for restaurants

	Somalia	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.33 SOS1,908	$2.19 NGN2,908.76	-34.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SOS2,862	$5.09 NGN6,780.76	+1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 SOS595	$0.36 NGN473.34	-65.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 SOS437	$0.32 NGN419.49	-58.7%
Average			-31.6%

Somalia vs. Nigeria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.6% less for groceries

	Somalia	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 SOS775	$0.95 NGN1,262.10	-30.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 SOS1,431	$2.24 NGN2,979.24	-10.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.02 SOS4,020	$9.26 NGN12,329.33	+31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 SOS1,250	$1.49 NGN1,978.89	-31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 SOS1,157	$1.76 NGN2,340.96	-13.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 SOS671	$0.88 NGN1,167.11	-25.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 SOS476	$0.66 NGN872.87	-21.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SOS649	$0.53 NGN709.16	-53.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SOS335	$0.67 NGN890.29	+14.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SOS357	$0.62 NGN819.78	-1.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SOS422	$0.57 NGN763.60	-22.2%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 19.9% more for transportation

	Somalia	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.57 SOS2,041	$2.41 NGN3,205.09	-32.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.17 SOS6,968	$21.22 NGN28,254.69	+74.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,000.00 SOS6M	$18,156.84 NGN24M	+81.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.78 SOS3,882	$6.88 NGN9,164.43	+1.5%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Somalia	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.56 SOS22,639	$18.12 NGN24,120.18	-54.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$143.33 SOS82,036	$372.59 NGN496K	+159.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$77.50 SOS44,357	$284.75 NGN379K	+267.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.38 SOS44,862	$55.52 NGN73,907.84	-29.2%
Average			+125.2%

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pay 5.8 times more for childcare

	Somalia	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.67 SOS29,571	$219.45 NGN292K	+324.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$515.00 SOS295K	$4,089.03 NGN5M	+694.0%
Average			+480.7%

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pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Somalia	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$0.74 NGN982.05
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.67 SOS954	$2.31 NGN3,070.30	+38.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.00 SOS572	$1.13 NGN1,506.57	+13.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.58 SOS19,794	$19.01 NGN25,311.31	-45.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.40 NGN5,854.04
Average			-12.3%

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pay 41.2% more for clothing

	Somalia	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.50 SOS7,154	$13.41 NGN17,851.33	+7.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.33 SOS9,348	$20.94 NGN27,874.19	+28.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$18.50 SOS10,588	$34.35 NGN45,733.44	+85.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.83 SOS14,786	$40.18 NGN53,488.77	+55.5%
Average			+41.2%

Somalia vs. Nigeria - Cost of clothing

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