Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 20.5% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 45.6% more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
$3.01
KES397.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
$3.91
KES516.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
$0.49
KES64.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
$0.45
KES59.42
|
|
pay 22.3% less for groceries
Nigeria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
$0.43
KES57.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
$3.28
KES433.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
$2.60
KES343.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
$1.43
KES188.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
$2.25
KES297.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
$0.58
KES76.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
$0.44
KES58.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
$0.65
KES85.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
$0.37
KES48.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
$0.26
KES34.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
$0.33
KES43.29
|
|
pay 48.5% more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
$3.88
KES512.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
$32.60
KES4,306.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
$9,571.02
KES1,264,616.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
$9.76
KES1,290.14
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
Nigeria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
$31.67
KES4,184.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
$146.91
KES19,410.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
$108.62
KES14,351.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
$16.25
KES2,146.96
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
$127.01
KES16,781.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
$5,225.46
KES690,438.33
|
|
pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
$1.77
KES233.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
$1.34
KES177.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
$1.76
KES232.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
$32.78
KES4,330.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
$4.82
KES636.43
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Nigeria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
$11.94
KES1,577.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
$19.76
KES2,610.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
$25.82
KES3,411.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
$26.69
KES3,526.93
|
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