Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

compared to

Nigeria

Nigeria vs. Pakistan Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 61.9% more expensive than Pakistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7% more in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 95.3% more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 11.1% less in Nigeria
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.9% less in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 15.4% less in Nigeria

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

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Nigeria vs. Pakistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7% more for restaurants

	Pakistan	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.20 PKR610.23	$2.19 NGN2,908.76	-0.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.26 PKR1,459.15	$5.09 NGN6,780.76	-3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 PKR95.27	$0.36 NGN473.34	+3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR59.91	$0.32 NGN419.49	+45.8%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 95.3% more for groceries

	Pakistan	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 PKR176.98	$0.95 NGN1,262.10	+48.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.70 PKR748.89	$2.24 NGN2,979.24	-17.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.11 PKR862.13	$9.26 NGN12,329.33	+197.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.15 PKR319.61	$1.49 NGN1,978.89	+28.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.21 PKR336.54	$1.76 NGN2,340.96	+44.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 PKR138.09	$0.88 NGN1,167.11	+76.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 PKR79.13	$0.66 NGN872.87	+129.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 PKR101.61	$0.53 NGN709.16	+45.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR67.06	$0.67 NGN890.29	+176.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 PKR38.97	$0.62 NGN819.78	+338.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 PKR49.16	$0.57 NGN763.60	+223.5%
Average			+95.3%

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pay 11.1% less for transportation

	Pakistan	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 PKR1,292.82	$2.41 NGN3,205.09	-48.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.52 PKR2,917.17	$21.22 NGN28,254.69	+101.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,580.47 PKR7M	$18,156.84 NGN24M	-23.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 PKR1,614.54	$6.88 NGN9,164.43	+18.2%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Pakistan	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.11 PKR4,187.98	$18.12 NGN24,120.18	+19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$128.29 PKR35,567.88	$372.59 NGN496K	+190.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$72.06 PKR19,977.12	$284.75 NGN379K	+295.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.54 PKR22,050.93	$55.52 NGN73,907.84	-30.2%
Average			+153.8%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Pakistan	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$39.09 PKR10,837.58	$219.45 NGN292K	+461.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,756.74 PKR487K	$4,089.03 NGN5M	+132.8%
Average			+261.5%

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pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Pakistan	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 PKR696.85	$0.74 NGN982.05	-70.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 PKR483.24	$2.31 NGN3,070.30	+32.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.93 PKR536.23	$1.13 NGN1,506.57	-41.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.98 PKR4,430.43	$19.01 NGN25,311.31	+19.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.36 PKR1,208.90	$4.40 NGN5,854.04	+0.8%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

	Pakistan	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.59 PKR4,323.28	$13.41 NGN17,851.33	-14.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.51 PKR6,240.81	$20.94 NGN27,874.19	-7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.58 PKR19,014.20	$34.35 NGN45,733.44	-49.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.50 PKR8,731.67	$40.18 NGN53,488.77	+27.6%
Average			-15.4%

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