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South Korea vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 2.8 times more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in South Korea
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 25.2% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 85.4% more in South Korea
Childcare: pay 7.5 times more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in South Korea

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in South Korea are more expensive than in Nigeria. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in South Korea.

South Korea vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Nigeria, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Nigeria	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.57 NGN3,715.87	$6.72 ₩9,865	+161.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 NGN6,872.31	$5.50 ₩8,068	+15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 NGN655.69	$1.47 ₩2,152	+223.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 NGN462.19	$0.82 ₩1,211	+158.3%
Average			+139.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Nigeria	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 NGN1,816.80	$2.87 ₩4,217	+128.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.59 NGN3,743.90	$5.63 ₩8,255	+117.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 NGN15,384.30	$7.67 ₩11,264	-27.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 NGN2,531.25	$2.84 ₩4,162	+62.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 NGN2,816.32	$3.34 ₩4,896	+71.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 NGN2,057.94	$3.24 ₩4,748	+127.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 NGN1,126.94	$1.39 ₩2,037	+78.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 NGN1,005.01	$2.80 ₩4,104	+302.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 NGN1,223.56	$2.40 ₩3,528	+184.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 NGN1,511.37	$1.78 ₩2,616	+70.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,435.43	$1.20 ₩1,767	+21.4%
Average			+103.4%

Nigeria vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.2% more for transportation

	Nigeria	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.73 NGN3,951.74	$4.40 ₩6,458	+61.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.19 NGN46,586.64	$47.17 ₩69,233	+46.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,671.83 NGN32,809,994.43	$26,440.41 ₩38,804,738	+16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.86 NGN15,715.86	$8.33 ₩12,228	-23.3%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 85.4% more for housing

	Nigeria	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.67 NGN44,381.13	$21.68 ₩31,824	-29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$764.80 NGN1,106,799.48	$473.91 ₩695,518	-38.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$524.95 NGN759,687.25	$357.19 ₩524,216	-32.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.50 NGN35,452.58	$132.53 ₩194,509	+441.0%
Average			+85.4%

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pay 7.5 times more for childcare

	Nigeria	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.50 NGN120,835.37	$378.52 ₩555,533	+353.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,445.58 NGN2,091,994.21	$15,055.40 ₩22,095,763	+941.5%
Average			+647.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 NGN1,302.73	$3.12 ₩4,576	+246.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 NGN3,371.89	$3.57 ₩5,236	+53.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.55 NGN2,242.96	$3.18 ₩4,673	+105.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.46 NGN44,076.85	$49.86 ₩73,176	+63.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 NGN8,596.83	$10.12 ₩14,850	+70.3%
Average			+107.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Nigeria	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.42 NGN25,214.76	$66.46 ₩97,538	+281.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.27 NGN42,355.35	$50.68 ₩74,384	+73.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.68 NGN80,579.91	$72.74 ₩106,755	+30.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.56 NGN81,849.95	$103.23 ₩151,509	+82.5%
Average			+116.9%

Nigeria vs. South Korea - 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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