Cost of living comparison

Sudan

compared to

Nigeria

Nigeria vs. Sudan Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 14.0% more expensive than Sudan overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% more in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 8.5% less in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 32.8% more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 3.1% more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 72.0% more in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% less in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Nigeria

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

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Nigeria vs. Sudan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.4% more for restaurants

	Sudan	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	$2.19 NGN2,908.76	-7.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	$5.09 NGN6,780.76	+88.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SDG308.57	$0.36 NGN473.34	-30.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 SDG222.64	$0.32 NGN419.49	-14.9%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 8.5% less for groceries

	Sudan	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 SDG842.10	$0.95 NGN1,262.10	-32.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$2.24 NGN2,979.24
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	$9.26 NGN12,329.33	+80.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	$1.49 NGN1,978.89	-58.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	$1.76 NGN2,340.96	-12.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	$0.88 NGN1,167.11	-56.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SDG272.84	$0.66 NGN872.87	+44.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 SDG423.87	$0.53 NGN709.16	-24.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SDG447.82	$0.67 NGN890.29	-10.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SDG280.14	$0.62 NGN819.78	+32.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SDG211.93	$0.57 NGN763.60	+62.8%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 32.8% more for transportation

	Sudan	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	$2.41 NGN3,205.09	-43.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$21.22 NGN28,254.69
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,000.00 SDG3M	$18,156.84 NGN24M	+263.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$6.88 NGN9,164.43
Average			+32.8%

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pay 3.1% more for housing

	Sudan	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	$18.12 NGN24,120.18	-43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.26 SDG323K	$372.59 NGN496K	-30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.67 SDG103K	$284.75 NGN379K	+65.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	$55.52 NGN73,907.84	+2.5%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 72.0% more for childcare

	Sudan	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	$219.45 NGN292K	+95.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.37 SDG2M	$4,089.03 NGN5M	+51.3%
Average			+72.0%

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pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Sudan	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	$0.74 NGN982.05	-69.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	$2.31 NGN3,070.30	-17.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	$1.13 NGN1,506.57	-37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	$19.01 NGN25,311.31	+137.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$4.40 NGN5,854.04	+9.9%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Sudan	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$13.41 NGN17,851.33
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	$20.94 NGN27,874.19	+140.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$34.35 NGN45,733.44
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$40.18 NGN53,488.77
Average			+140.7%

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