Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 26.5% cheaper than Nigeria.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 11.9% less for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
₦2,168.15
|
$2.69
E£128.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
₦7,368.63
|
$3.27
E£156.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₦468.45
|
$0.25
E£11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
₦311.90
|
$0.14
E£6.72
|
|
pay 60.8% less for groceries
Nigeria
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
₦1,386.19
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
₦2,042.67
|
$1.23
E£58.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
₦12,231.86
|
$2.42
E£115.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
₦2,466.80
|
$1.12
E£53.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₦2,223.90
|
$1.58
E£75.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
₦2,080.23
|
$0.40
E£19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
₦921.56
|
$0.22
E£10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
₦694.49
|
$0.14
E£6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₦938.77
|
$0.13
E£6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
₦1,027.67
|
$0.12
E£5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₦799.31
|
$0.10
E£4.80
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
Nigeria
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
₦1,805.02
|
$1.02
E£48.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
₦30,659.87
|
$7.97
E£381.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
₦19,375,535.33
|
$15,876.53
E£759,874.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
₦12,383.49
|
$1.85
E£88.31
|
|
pay 58.8% less for housing
Nigeria
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
₦53,439.97
|
$10.98
E£525.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
₦1,076,635.57
|
$109.16
E£5,224.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
₦547,415.71
|
$71.02
E£3,398.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
₦20,780.99
|
$16.81
E£804.71
|
|
pay 21.8% less for childcare
Nigeria
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
₦108,370.38
|
$58.30
E£2,790.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
₦2,633,090.68
|
$1,699.22
E£81,327.03
|
|
pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
₦987.78
|
$1.45
E£69.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₦2,476.99
|
$1.03
E£49.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
₦1,264.64
|
$1.57
E£75.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
₦32,426.35
|
$15.18
E£726.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
₦7,705.87
|
$3.13
E£149.69
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
₦22,182.89
|
$17.23
E£824.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
₦29,755.61
|
$28.02
E£1,341.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
₦61,956.34
|
$63.69
E£3,048.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
₦80,085.77
|
$28.91
E£1,383.85
|
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