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Kenya vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 37.0% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.3% more in Kenya
Groceries: pay 31.1% less in Kenya
Transportation: pay 22.9% more in Kenya
Housing: pay 32.0% less in Kenya
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.6% more in Kenya
Clothing: pay 35.0% less in Kenya

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

Kenya vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.3% more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.57 NGN3,732.00	$3.74 KES483.41	+45.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 NGN6,902.14	$6.17 KES797.39	+29.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 NGN658.53	$0.54 KES69.33	+18.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 NGN464.20	$0.44 KES57.44	+39.2%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 31.1% less for groceries

	Nigeria	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 NGN1,824.69	$0.54 KES69.90	-56.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.59 NGN3,760.15	$4.37 KES564.41	+68.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 NGN15,451.06	$2.52 KES325.73	-76.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 NGN2,542.24	$1.60 KES206.96	-8.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 NGN2,828.54	$2.57 KES332.35	+32.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 NGN2,066.87	$1.08 KES139.39	-24.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 NGN1,131.83	$0.40 KES51.80	-48.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 NGN1,009.37	$0.69 KES89.73
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 NGN1,228.87	$0.32 KES41.14	-62.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 NGN1,517.93	$0.30 KES38.15	-71.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,441.66	$0.37 KES47.60	-62.9%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 22.9% more for transportation

	Nigeria	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.73 NGN3,968.88	$5.40 KES697.62	+97.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.19 NGN46,788.81	$26.41 KES3,413.83	-18.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,671.83 NGN32,952,373.78	$19,331.14 KES2,498,557.78	-14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.86 NGN15,784.05	$13.74 KES1,775.38	+26.5%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 32.0% less for housing

	Nigeria	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.67 NGN44,573.72	$37.35 KES4,827.02	+21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$764.80 NGN1,111,602.45	$194.00 KES25,074.79	-74.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$524.95 NGN762,983.93	$131.26 KES16,964.78	-75.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.50 NGN35,606.43	$24.47 KES3,162.37	-0.1%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Nigeria	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.50 NGN121,359.74	$172.28 KES22,267.29	+106.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,445.58 NGN2,101,072.44	$7,439.34 KES961,537.73	+414.6%
Average			+260.4%

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pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 NGN1,308.38	$2.03 KES262.27	+125.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 NGN3,386.52	$2.28 KES294.53	-2.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.55 NGN2,252.69	$2.80 KES361.95	+80.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.46 NGN44,268.12	$29.27 KES3,782.60	-3.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 NGN8,634.13	$6.10 KES789.02	+2.8%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 35.0% less for clothing

	Nigeria	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.42 NGN25,324.18	$12.46 KES1,609.84	-28.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.27 NGN42,539.15	$20.02 KES2,588.06	-31.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.68 NGN80,929.58	$34.44 KES4,450.84	-38.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.56 NGN82,205.14	$32.93 KES4,256.22	-41.8%
Average			-35.0%

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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: November 2025

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