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Nigeria vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 27.2% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.5% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 94.8% more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 63.2% more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 45.9% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2% more in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 13.5% less in Nigeria

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

Nigeria vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.5% less for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS56.11	$2.57 NGN3,747.44	-57.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.60 TJS79.28	$4.75 NGN6,930.69	-44.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 TJS5.20	$0.45 NGN661.26	-19.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TJS2.82	$0.32 NGN466.12	+4.3%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 94.8% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 TJS5.06	$1.26 NGN1,832.23	+128.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.67	$2.59 NGN3,775.70	-55.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.53	$10.63 NGN15,514.97	+168.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 TJS15.86	$1.75 NGN2,552.75	+1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 TJS16.10	$1.95 NGN2,840.24	+11.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TJS6.45	$1.42 NGN2,075.42	+103.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 TJS10.92	$0.78 NGN1,136.51	-34.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.50	$0.69 NGN1,013.55	-24.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TJS4.07	$0.85 NGN1,233.95	+91.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TJS2.64	$1.04 NGN1,524.21	+264.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 TJS1.87	$0.99 NGN1,447.62	+388.7%
Average			+94.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 TJS37.45	$2.73 NGN3,985.30	-32.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.58	$32.19 NGN46,982.37	+204.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS107,336.20	$22,671.83 NGN33,088,693.48	+94.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.18	$10.86 NGN15,849.35	+201.7%
Average			+116.9%

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pay 63.2% more for housing

	Tajikistan	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS180.52	$30.67 NGN44,758.12	+56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$370.61 TJS3,415.44	$764.80 NGN1,116,201.01	+106.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.79 TJS2,209.86	$524.95 NGN766,140.29	+118.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.50 TJS317.94	$24.50 NGN35,753.73	-29.0%
Average			+63.2%

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pay 45.9% less for childcare

	Tajikistan	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.29 TJS878.21	$83.50 NGN121,861.79	-12.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.94 TJS64,260.23	$1,445.58 NGN2,109,764.30	-79.3%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.76	$0.90 NGN1,313.80	-15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 TJS13.82	$2.33 NGN3,400.53	+55.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.65 TJS24.39	$1.55 NGN2,262.01	-41.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.89 TJS312.31	$30.46 NGN44,451.25	-10.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 TJS41.47	$5.94 NGN8,669.85	+32.0%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 13.5% less for clothing

	Tajikistan	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.45 TJS243.74	$17.42 NGN25,428.94	-34.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.67 TJS310.30	$29.27 NGN42,715.13	-13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 TJS561.08	$55.68 NGN81,264.38	-8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.59 TJS512.29	$56.56 NGN82,545.22	+1.7%
Average			-13.5%

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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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