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Cairo vs. Ibadan Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 27.3% more expensive than Ibadan.

Restaurants: pay 38.3% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 43.6% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 25.5% more in Cairo
Housing: pay 34.4% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 52.0% more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.4% more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Ibadan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.3% more for restaurants

	Ibadan	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.81 NGN2,493.45	$4.16 EGP219.60	+130.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 NGN6,904.16	$5.19 EGP274.50	+3.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 NGN383.70	$0.38 EGP20.13	+37.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 NGN241.32	$0.14 EGP7.59	-17.8%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 43.6% less for groceries

	Ibadan	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 NGN1,612.74	$0.60 EGP31.66	-48.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.16 NGN2,982.76	$1.88 EGP99.13	-13.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.86 NGN12,234.53	$3.73 EGP197.02	-57.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 NGN2,429.01	$1.45 EGP76.47	-17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 NGN2,557.16	$2.06 EGP109.09	+11.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 NGN1,503.29	$0.74 EGP39.29	-31.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 NGN751.64	$0.34 EGP17.71	-38.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 NGN751.64	$0.28 EGP15.03	-47.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 NGN1,033.67	$0.13 EGP6.67	-83.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 NGN1,279.88	$0.19 EGP9.95	-79.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 NGN963.16	$0.19 EGP9.85	-73.3%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 25.5% more for transportation

	Ibadan	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.10 NGN2,894.62	$1.36 EGP71.98	-35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.00 NGN49,712.62	$6.44 EGP340.39	-82.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$9,548.18 NGN13M	$37,398.47 EGP2M	+291.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.66 NGN13,339.19	$2.66 EGP140.55	-72.5%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 34.4% less for housing

	Ibadan	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.00 NGN27,623.04	$12.92 EGP682.56	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.96 NGN621K	$213.48 EGP11,281.94	-52.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$429.19 NGN593K	$137.13 EGP7,246.91	-68.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.15 NGN22,303.32	$19.12 EGP1,010.71	+18.4%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 52.0% more for childcare

	Ibadan	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.78 NGN68,743.71	$92.85 EGP4,906.76	+86.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,882.06 NGN3M	$2,210.79 EGP117K	+17.5%
Average			+52.0%

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pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ibadan	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.78 NGN1,083.04	$1.45 EGP76.86	+85.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.02 NGN1,410.77	$1.62 EGP85.39	+58.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.28 NGN1,769.96	$2.08 EGP109.80	+62.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 NGN41,246.22	$17.31 EGP914.99	-42.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.61 NGN3,605.25	$3.74 EGP197.64	+43.2%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Ibadan	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.40 NGN25,407.70	$33.96 EGP1,794.57	+84.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.68 NGN34,074.38	$45.38 EGP2,398.48	+83.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$43.19 NGN59,638.20	$117.30 EGP6,198.81	+171.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.60 NGN40,878.03	$61.59 EGP3,254.84	+108.0%
Average			+112.0%

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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: April 2026

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