Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

Nigeria

Nigeria vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 2.1% cheaper than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.3% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 11.5% more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 17.9% less in Nigeria
Housing: pay 34.2% more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 61.2% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.8% less in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 8.4% more in Nigeria

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

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Nigeria vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.3% less for restaurants

	Tanzania	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.17 TZS8,366.70	$2.19 NGN2,908.76	-31.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.47 TZS19,722.96	$5.09 NGN6,780.76	-31.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 TZS1,445.16	$0.36 NGN473.34	-35.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 TZS1,140.98	$0.32 NGN419.49	-27.1%
Average			-31.3%

Tanzania vs. Nigeria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.5% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 TZS1,858.52	$0.95 NGN1,262.10	+34.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.75 TZS9,899.69	$2.24 NGN2,979.24	-40.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TZS11,898.18	$9.26 NGN12,329.33	+105.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 TZS5,712.95	$1.49 NGN1,978.89	-31.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 TZS5,554.43	$1.76 NGN2,340.96	-16.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 TZS3,026.25	$0.88 NGN1,167.11	-23.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 TZS1,255.64	$0.66 NGN872.87	+37.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS1,027.93	$0.53 NGN709.16	+36.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 TZS1,115.26	$0.67 NGN890.29	+58.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS1,016.48	$0.62 NGN819.78	+59.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 TZS1,581.71	$0.57 NGN763.60	-4.3%
Average			+11.5%

Tanzania vs. Nigeria - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.9% less for transportation

	Tanzania	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 TZS13,219.82	$2.41 NGN3,205.09	-51.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.80 TZS39,073.97	$21.22 NGN28,254.69	+43.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,811.26 TZS44M	$18,156.84 NGN24M	+8.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 TZS31,246.66	$6.88 NGN9,164.43	-41.8%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 34.2% more for housing

	Tanzania	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.49 TZS98,965.48	$18.12 NGN24,120.18	-51.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$332.29 TZS877K	$372.59 NGN496K	+12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$156.95 TZS414K	$284.75 NGN379K	+81.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.75 TZS108K	$55.52 NGN73,907.84	+36.2%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 61.2% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.94 TZS2M	$219.45 NGN292K	-61.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,482.41 TZS28M	$4,089.03 NGN5M	-61.0%
Average			-61.2%

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pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TZS3,131.87	$0.74 NGN982.05	-37.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 TZS5,103.75	$2.31 NGN3,070.30	+19.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 TZS4,785.96	$1.13 NGN1,506.57	-37.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.09 TZS156K	$19.01 NGN25,311.31	-67.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.79 TZS15,284.87	$4.40 NGN5,854.04	-24.0%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 8.4% more for clothing

	Tanzania	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.08 TZS31,893.71	$13.41 NGN17,851.33	+11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.51 TZS56,774.15	$20.94 NGN27,874.19	-2.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$29.89 TZS78,899.37	$34.35 NGN45,733.44	+15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.21 TZS95,597.65	$40.18 NGN53,488.77	+11.0%
Average			+8.4%

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