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Nigeria vs. Ibadan Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 38.8% more expensive than Ibadan.

Restaurants: pay 45.8% more in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 20.1% more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 42.4% more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 49.3% more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 22.2% more in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.7% more in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 33.3% more in Nigeria

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and childcare in Nigeria are more expensive than in Ibadan.

Nigeria vs. Ibadan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.8% more for restaurants

	Ibadan	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.81 NGN2,493.45	$2.57 NGN3,545.54	+42.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 NGN6,904.16	$4.75 NGN6,557.29	-5.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 NGN383.70	$0.45 NGN625.63	+63.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 NGN241.32	$0.32 NGN441.00	+82.7%
Average			+45.8%

Ibadan vs. Nigeria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.1% more for groceries

	Ibadan	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 NGN1,612.74	$1.26 NGN1,733.52	+7.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.16 NGN2,982.76	$2.59 NGN3,572.28	+19.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.86 NGN12,234.53	$10.63 NGN14,679.08	+20.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 NGN2,429.01	$1.75 NGN2,415.22	-0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 NGN2,557.16	$1.95 NGN2,687.22	+5.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 NGN1,503.29	$1.42 NGN1,963.60	+30.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 NGN751.64	$0.78 NGN1,075.28	+43.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 NGN751.64	$0.69 NGN958.94	+27.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 NGN1,033.67	$0.85 NGN1,167.47	+12.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 NGN1,279.88	$1.04 NGN1,442.09	+12.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 NGN963.16	$0.99 NGN1,369.63	+42.2%
Average			+20.1%

Ibadan vs. Nigeria - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.4% more for transportation

	Ibadan	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.10 NGN2,894.62	$2.73 NGN3,770.59	+30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.00 NGN49,712.62	$32.19 NGN44,451.12	-10.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$9,548.18 NGN13M	$22,671.83 NGN31M	+137.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.66 NGN13,339.19	$10.86 NGN14,995.44	+12.4%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 49.3% more for housing

	Ibadan	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.00 NGN27,623.04	$30.67 NGN42,346.71	+53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.96 NGN621K	$764.80 NGN1M	+70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$429.19 NGN593K	$524.95 NGN725K	+22.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.15 NGN22,303.32	$24.50 NGN33,827.44	+51.7%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 22.2% more for childcare

	Ibadan	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.78 NGN68,743.71	$83.50 NGN115K	+67.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,882.06 NGN3M	$1,445.58 NGN2M	-23.2%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 58.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Ibadan	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.78 NGN1,083.04	$0.90 NGN1,243.01	+14.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.02 NGN1,410.77	$2.33 NGN3,217.32	+128.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.28 NGN1,769.96	$1.55 NGN2,140.14	+20.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 NGN41,246.22	$30.46 NGN42,056.37	+2.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.61 NGN3,605.25	$5.94 NGN8,202.75	+127.5%
Average			+58.7%

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pay 33.3% more for clothing

	Ibadan	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.40 NGN25,407.70	$17.42 NGN24,058.92	-5.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.68 NGN34,074.38	$29.27 NGN40,413.79	+18.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$43.19 NGN59,638.20	$55.68 NGN76,886.13	+28.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.60 NGN40,878.03	$56.56 NGN78,097.96	+91.1%
Average			+33.3%

Ibadan vs. Nigeria - Cost of clothing

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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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