Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 2.2 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 35.4% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
$1.64
NGN2,337.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
$5.58
NGN7,945.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
$0.35
NGN505.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
$0.24
NGN336.32
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
$1.05
NGN1,494.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
$1.55
NGN2,202.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
$9.26
NGN13,189.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
$1.87
NGN2,659.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
$1.68
NGN2,397.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
$1.57
NGN2,243.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
$0.70
NGN993.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
$0.53
NGN748.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
$0.71
NGN1,012.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
$0.78
NGN1,108.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
$0.60
NGN861.87
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
$1.37
NGN1,946.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
$23.20
NGN33,059.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
$14,662.06
NGN20,891,966.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
$9.37
NGN13,352.69
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
$40.44
NGN57,622.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
$814.72
NGN1,160,898.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
$414.25
NGN590,259.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
$15.73
NGN22,407.42
|
|
pay 29.0% more for childcare
Egypt
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
$82.01
NGN116,852.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,839,170.25
|
|
pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
$0.75
NGN1,065.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
$1.87
NGN2,670.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
$0.96
NGN1,363.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
$24.54
NGN34,964.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
$5.83
NGN8,308.97
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
$16.79
NGN23,919.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
$22.52
NGN32,084.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
$46.88
NGN66,805.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
$60.60
NGN86,353.71
|
|
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