Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 41.7% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Syria, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
Syria
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Syria
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP508
|
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP819
|
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
SYP555
|
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP447
|
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
|
pay 2.0% less for transportation
Syria
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Syria
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
|
pay 1.3% less for childcare
Syria
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
|
pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
Syria
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
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