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Russia vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 88.0% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Russia
Groceries: pay 9.4% less in Russia
Transportation: pay 12.3% less in Russia
Housing: pay 19.2% more in Russia
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.8% more in Russia
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Russia

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

Russia vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.57 NGN3,725.25	$9.65 RUB737.23	+276.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 NGN6,889.67	$5.53 RUB422.40	+16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 NGN657.34	$1.06 RUB80.61	+133.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 NGN463.36	$0.51 RUB39.15	+60.5%
Average			+121.5%

Nigeria vs. Russia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.4% less for groceries

	Nigeria	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 NGN1,821.39	$0.63 RUB48.14	-49.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.59 NGN3,753.36	$5.02 RUB383.57	+94.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 NGN15,423.14	$4.22 RUB322.38	-60.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 NGN2,537.64	$1.60 RUB122.09	-8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 NGN2,823.43	$2.20 RUB168.04	+13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 NGN2,063.14	$0.79 RUB60.28	-44.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 NGN1,129.79	$0.80 RUB61.24	+3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 NGN1,007.55	$0.93 RUB71.02	+33.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 NGN1,226.65	$1.25 RUB95.80	+48.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 NGN1,515.18	$0.38 RUB28.97	-63.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,439.05	$0.30 RUB23.14	-69.4%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 12.3% less for transportation

	Nigeria	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.73 NGN3,961.71	$2.69 RUB205.71	-1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.19 NGN46,704.28	$21.72 RUB1,658.72	-32.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,671.83 NGN32,892,844.24	$31,562.55 RUB2,410,342.23	+39.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.86 NGN15,755.54	$4.94 RUB377.63	-54.5%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 19.2% more for housing

	Nigeria	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.67 NGN44,493.20	$7.57 RUB578.03	-75.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$764.80 NGN1,109,594.31	$433.96 RUB33,140.41	-43.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$524.95 NGN761,605.57	$300.84 RUB22,974.51	-42.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.50 NGN35,542.10	$82.77 RUB6,320.65	+237.9%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Nigeria	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.50 NGN121,140.50	$300.70 RUB22,963.51	+260.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,445.58 NGN2,097,276.78	$7,780.29 RUB594,158.89	+438.2%
Average			+349.1%

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pay 31.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 NGN1,306.02	$1.70 RUB129.77	+88.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 NGN3,380.41	$2.17 RUB165.55	-7.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.55 NGN2,248.62	$2.68 RUB204.88	+73.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.46 NGN44,188.15	$35.84 RUB2,737.21	+17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 NGN8,618.53	$5.13 RUB391.40	-13.7%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Nigeria	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.42 NGN25,278.43	$62.56 RUB4,777.23	+259.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.27 NGN42,462.30	$43.72 RUB3,339.02	+49.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.68 NGN80,783.38	$102.93 RUB7,860.67	+84.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.56 NGN82,056.64	$97.34 RUB7,433.22	+72.1%
Average			+116.3%

Nigeria vs. Russia - 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: December 2025

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