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Nigeria vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 31.0% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.7% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 94.5% more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 55.1% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% less in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 24.5% less in Nigeria

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

Nigeria vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.7% less for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 KGS433.33	$2.57 NGN3,715.87	-48.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.15 KGS625.00	$4.75 NGN6,872.31	-33.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 KGS62.22	$0.45 NGN655.69	-36.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 KGS33.53	$0.32 NGN462.19	-16.7%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.35 KGS30.46	$1.26 NGN1,816.80	+260.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.45 KGS301.80	$2.59 NGN3,743.90	-25.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 KGS312.24	$10.63 NGN15,384.30	+197.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 KGS141.14	$1.75 NGN2,531.25	+8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 KGS161.84	$1.95 NGN2,816.32	+5.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 KGS30.30	$1.42 NGN2,057.94	+310.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 KGS61.66	$0.78 NGN1,126.94	+10.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 KGS84.93	$0.69 NGN1,005.01	-28.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 KGS46.49	$0.85 NGN1,223.56	+59.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 KGS22.44	$1.04 NGN1,511.37	+306.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 KGS18.43	$0.99 NGN1,435.43	+370.6%
Average			+134.1%

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pay 94.5% more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 KGS270.13	$2.73 NGN3,951.74	-11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.84 KGS1,035.00	$32.19 NGN46,586.64	+172.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,303.03 KGS2,650,000.00	$22,671.83 NGN32,809,994.43	-25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.17 KGS277.00	$10.86 NGN15,715.86	+242.8%
Average			+94.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.52 KGS832.78	$30.67 NGN44,381.13	+222.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.69 KGS31,979.79	$764.80 NGN1,106,799.48	+109.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.21 KGS22,842.84	$524.95 NGN759,687.25	+101.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.84 KGS2,784.30	$24.50 NGN35,452.58	-23.1%
Average			+102.2%

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pay 55.1% less for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.45 KGS14,818.18	$83.50 NGN120,835.37	-50.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,568.00 KGS312,021.88	$1,445.58 NGN2,091,994.21	-59.5%
Average			-55.1%

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pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.30 KGS113.33	$0.90 NGN1,302.73	-30.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 KGS173.21	$2.33 NGN3,371.89	+17.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 KGS165.00	$1.55 NGN2,242.96	-17.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.68 KGS3,207.94	$30.46 NGN44,076.85	-17.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 KGS360.00	$5.94 NGN8,596.83	+44.3%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 24.5% less for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.45 KGS2,575.00	$17.42 NGN25,214.76	-40.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.03 KGS3,238.46	$29.27 NGN42,355.35	-21.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.65 KGS6,702.94	$55.68 NGN80,579.91	-27.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.94 KGS5,416.67	$56.56 NGN81,849.95	-8.7%
Average			-24.5%

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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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