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Nigeria vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 11.6% more expensive than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.6% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 6.1% less in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 42.8% more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 47.5% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% less in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 37.9% more in Nigeria

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

Nigeria vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.6% less for restaurants

	Ghana	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.31 GHS59.97	$2.57 NGN3,715.87	-51.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.95 GHS89.77	$4.75 NGN6,872.31	-40.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 GHS9.52	$0.45 NGN655.69	-46.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 GHS3.36	$0.32 NGN462.19	+7.5%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 6.1% less for groceries

	Ghana	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 GHS18.59	$1.26 NGN1,816.80	-23.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.77 GHS42.58	$2.59 NGN3,743.90	-31.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.50 GHS118.63	$10.63 NGN15,384.30	+1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 GHS26.09	$1.75 NGN2,531.25	-24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 GHS22.11	$1.95 NGN2,816.32	-0.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 GHS12.63	$1.42 NGN2,057.94	+27.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 GHS7.63	$0.78 NGN1,126.94	+15.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GHS7.65	$0.69 NGN1,005.01	+2.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 GHS13.57	$0.85 NGN1,223.56	-29.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 GHS12.81	$1.04 NGN1,511.37	-7.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 GHS10.74	$0.99 NGN1,435.43	+4.3%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 42.8% more for transportation

	Ghana	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 GHS47.57	$2.73 NGN3,951.74	-35.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.37 GHS354.37	$32.19 NGN46,586.64	+2.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	$22,671.83 NGN32,809,994.43	+183.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 GHS102.17	$10.86 NGN15,715.86	+20.1%
Average			+42.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Ghana	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.58 GHS560.14	$30.67 NGN44,381.13	-38.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$320.05 GHS3,615.88	$764.80 NGN1,106,799.48	+139.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$117.55 GHS1,328.09	$524.95 NGN759,687.25	+346.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.36 GHS455.98	$24.50 NGN35,452.58	-39.3%
Average			+102.1%

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pay 47.5% less for childcare

	Ghana	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$108.94 GHS1,230.77	$83.50 NGN120,835.37	-23.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,083.57 GHS57,434.22	$1,445.58 NGN2,091,994.21	-71.6%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 GHS16.74	$0.90 NGN1,302.73	-39.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 GHS30.10	$2.33 NGN3,371.89	-12.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 GHS15.82	$1.55 NGN2,242.96	+10.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.05 GHS339.47	$30.46 NGN44,076.85	+1.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 GHS109.10	$5.94 NGN8,596.83	-38.5%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 37.9% more for clothing

	Ghana	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.64 GHS188.04	$17.42 NGN25,214.76	+4.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.33 GHS218.34	$29.27 NGN42,355.35	+51.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.23 GHS375.44	$55.68 NGN80,579.91	+67.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.14 GHS498.65	$56.56 NGN81,849.95	+28.1%
Average			+37.9%

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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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