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Nigeria vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 79.2% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 23.6% more in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 22.4% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.1% more in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 36.2% less in Nigeria

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

Nigeria vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.6% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$2.57 NGN3,729.74	-38.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$4.75 NGN6,897.96	-8.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$0.45 NGN658.13	+18.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.32 NGN463.91	+122.3%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$1.26 NGN1,823.58	+109.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$2.59 NGN3,757.87	+37.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$10.63 NGN15,441.70	+185.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$1.75 NGN2,540.70	+20.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$1.95 NGN2,826.83	-5.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$1.42 NGN2,065.62	+91.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$0.78 NGN1,131.15	+132.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$0.69 NGN1,008.76	+144.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.85 NGN1,228.12	+570.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$1.04 NGN1,517.01	+454.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.99 NGN1,440.79	+432.4%
Average			+197.5%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$2.73 NGN3,966.48	+100.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	$32.19 NGN46,760.48	+399.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$22,671.83 NGN32,932,422.32	-39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$10.86 NGN15,774.50	+308.3%
Average			+192.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Cairo	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$30.67 NGN44,546.74	+137.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$764.80 NGN1,110,929.42	+258.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$524.95 NGN762,521.97	+282.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$24.50 NGN35,584.87	+28.1%
Average			+176.7%

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pay 22.4% less for childcare

	Cairo	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$83.50 NGN121,286.26	-10.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$1,445.58 NGN2,099,800.32	-34.6%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$0.90 NGN1,307.59	-38.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$2.33 NGN3,384.47	+44.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$1.55 NGN2,251.33	-25.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$30.46 NGN44,241.32	+75.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$5.94 NGN8,628.90	+58.8%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 36.2% less for clothing

	Cairo	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$17.42 NGN25,308.85	-48.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$29.27 NGN42,513.40	-35.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$55.68 NGN80,880.58	-52.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$56.56 NGN82,155.37	-8.2%
Average			-36.2%

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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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