Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 35.5% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 19.5% less for restaurants
Kenya
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES394.89
|
$1.64
₦2,127.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
$5.58
₦7,232.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.34
|
$0.35
₦459.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.00
|
$0.24
₦306.13
|
|
pay 85.2% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
$1.05
₦1,360.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES430.63
|
$1.55
₦2,004.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES341.54
|
$9.26
₦12,005.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
$1.87
₦2,421.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES295.50
|
$1.68
₦2,182.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES75.77
|
$1.57
₦2,041.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.08
|
$0.70
₦904.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES84.76
|
$0.53
₦681.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.39
|
$0.71
₦921.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.36
|
$0.78
₦1,008.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.99
|
$0.60
₦784.51
|
|
pay 11.1% less for transportation
Kenya
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES509.38
|
$1.37
₦1,771.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
$23.20
₦30,092.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
$14,662.06
₦19,016,689.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
$9.37
₦12,154.15
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
$40.44
₦52,450.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
$814.72
₦1,056,695.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
$414.25
₦537,277.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
$15.73
₦20,396.11
|
|
pay 48.6% less for childcare
Kenya
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
$82.01
₦106,363.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
$1,992.54
₦2,584,324.38
|
|
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES232.35
|
$0.75
₦969.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES176.30
|
$1.87
₦2,431.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
$0.96
₦1,241.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
$24.54
₦31,825.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES632.01
|
$5.83
₦7,563.15
|
|
pay 65.8% more for clothing
Kenya
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
$16.79
₦21,772.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
$22.52
₦29,204.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
$46.88
₦60,808.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
$60.60
₦78,602.54
|
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