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Zimbabwe vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 75.7% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.1% more in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 1.5% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 59.2% more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.7% more in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 8.5% less in Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.1% more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.57 NGN3,715.87	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	+182.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 NGN6,872.31	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	+15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 NGN655.69	$0.60 ZWL192.35	+31.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 NGN462.19	$0.42 ZWL134.02	+30.3%
Average			+65.1%

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pay 1.5% more for groceries

	Nigeria	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 NGN1,816.80	$1.01 ZWL326.12	-19.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.59 NGN3,743.90	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	+105.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 NGN15,384.30	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	-44.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 NGN2,531.25	$1.98 ZWL636.46	+13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 NGN2,816.32	$2.37 ZWL762.99	+21.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 NGN2,057.94	$1.08 ZWL349.08	-23.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 NGN1,126.94	$0.73 ZWL234.29	-6.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 NGN1,005.01	$1.07 ZWL344.68	+54.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 NGN1,223.56	$0.61 ZWL196.88	-27.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 NGN1,511.37	$0.66 ZWL211.93	-37.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,435.43	$0.80 ZWL258.09	-19.2%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 59.2% more for transportation

	Nigeria	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.73 NGN3,951.74	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	+116.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.19 NGN46,586.64	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	+32.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,671.83 NGN32,809,994.43	$23,500.00 ZWL7,567,000.00	+3.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.86 NGN15,715.86	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	+84.2%
Average			+59.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Nigeria	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.67 NGN44,381.13	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	+419.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$764.80 NGN1,106,799.48	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	-60.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$524.95 NGN759,687.25	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	-61.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.50 NGN35,452.58	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	+141.4%
Average			+109.7%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Nigeria	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.50 NGN120,835.37	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	+176.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,445.58 NGN2,091,994.21	$6,406.25 ZWL2,062,812.50	+343.2%
Average			+260.0%

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pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 NGN1,302.73	$1.62 ZWL523.25	+80.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 NGN3,371.89	$2.52 ZWL810.92	+8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.55 NGN2,242.96	$1.35 ZWL434.70	-12.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.46 NGN44,076.85	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	+48.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 NGN8,596.83	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	+89.4%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 8.5% less for clothing

	Nigeria	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.42 NGN25,214.76	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	+18.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.27 NGN42,355.35	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	-43.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.68 NGN80,579.91	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	-12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.56 NGN81,849.95	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	+2.9%
Average			-8.5%

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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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