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Cairo vs. Lagos Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 12.3% cheaper than Lagos.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 52.2% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 34.4% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 63.2% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 4.1% more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 62.5% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Lagos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1% less for restaurants

	Lagos	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 NGN4,352.47	$4.16 EGP197.67	+38.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 NGN7,254.12	$5.19 EGP247.09	+3.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 NGN599.83	$0.38 EGP18.12	-7.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 NGN363.52	$0.14 EGP6.83	-42.7%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 52.2% less for groceries

	Lagos	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 NGN1,778.59	$0.60 EGP28.50	-51.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.14 NGN4,549.90	$1.88 EGP89.23	-40.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.25 NGN14,877.86	$3.73 EGP177.34	-63.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 NGN2,552.14	$1.45 EGP68.83	-17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 NGN2,686.78	$2.06 EGP98.19	+11.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 NGN1,705.91	$0.74 EGP35.37	-36.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,207.17	$0.34 EGP15.94	-59.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 NGN1,416.79	$0.28 EGP13.53	-70.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 NGN1,328.39	$0.13 EGP6.00	-86.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 NGN1,344.75	$0.19 EGP8.95	-79.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 NGN1,302.98	$0.19 EGP8.86	-79.3%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 34.4% less for transportation

	Lagos	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 NGN4,215.53	$1.36 EGP64.79	-53.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.35 NGN52,736.76	$6.44 EGP306.39	-82.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,362.82 NGN29,542,871.59	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	+83.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.85 NGN27,354.16	$2.66 EGP126.51	-85.9%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 63.2% less for housing

	Lagos	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.22 NGN48,191.05	$12.92 EGP614.39	-61.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$886.61 NGN1,286,316.44	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	-75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$556.43 NGN807,286.48	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	-75.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.97 NGN46,383.03	$19.12 EGP909.77	-40.2%
Average			-63.2%

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pay 4.1% more for childcare

	Lagos	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$82.91 NGN120,282.12	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	+12.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,298.32 NGN3,334,459.35	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	-3.8%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Lagos	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 NGN1,450.82	$1.45 EGP69.19	+45.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.35 NGN3,412.31	$1.62 EGP76.86	-31.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.28 NGN1,859.67	$2.08 EGP98.84	+62.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.25 NGN45,342.57	$17.31 EGP823.61	-44.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 NGN8,443.54	$3.74 EGP177.90	-35.7%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 62.5% more for clothing

	Lagos	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.22 NGN27,878.41	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	+76.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.68 NGN35,801.56	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	+83.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.61 NGN93,742.77	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	+81.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.07 NGN82,800.35	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	+7.9%
Average			+62.5%

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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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