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Nigeria vs. Uganda Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 9.3% more expensive than Uganda overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.5% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 36.0% more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 55.1% more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 44.2% more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 56.5% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.9% less in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 31.8% more in Nigeria

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

Nigeria vs. Uganda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.5% less for restaurants

	Uganda	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.86 UGX10,368	$2.57 NGN3,715.87	-10.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.80 UGX31,897	$4.75 NGN6,872.31	-46.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 UGX1,771	$0.45 NGN655.69	-7.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 UGX1,098	$0.32 NGN462.19	+5.4%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 36.0% more for groceries

	Uganda	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 UGX4,223	$1.26 NGN1,816.80	+7.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 UGX7,915	$2.59 NGN3,743.90	+18.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.80 UGX10,153	$10.63 NGN15,384.30	+279.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 UGX6,602	$1.75 NGN2,531.25	-4.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 UGX8,106	$1.95 NGN2,816.32	-13.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 UGX4,693	$1.42 NGN2,057.94	+9.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 UGX2,351	$0.78 NGN1,126.94	+20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 UGX2,791	$0.69 NGN1,005.01	-9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UGX2,640	$0.85 NGN1,223.56	+16.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UGX2,634	$1.04 NGN1,511.37	+43.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 UGX2,822	$0.99 NGN1,435.43	+27.4%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 55.1% more for transportation

	Uganda	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.73 UGX20,769	$2.73 NGN3,951.74	-52.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.91 UGX155,522	$32.19 NGN46,586.64	-25.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,011.73 UGX36,288,494	$22,671.83 NGN32,809,994.43	+126.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 UGX14,515	$10.86 NGN15,715.86	+171.2%
Average			+55.1%

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pay 44.2% more for housing

	Uganda	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.09 UGX167,042	$30.67 NGN44,381.13	-33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$411.55 UGX1,491,719	$764.80 NGN1,106,799.48	+85.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.19 UGX747,370	$524.95 NGN759,687.25	+154.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.00 UGX126,857	$24.50 NGN35,452.58	-30.0%
Average			+44.2%

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pay 56.5% less for childcare

	Uganda	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.88 UGX630,235	$83.50 NGN120,835.37	-52.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,718.64 UGX13,478,584	$1,445.58 NGN2,091,994.21	-61.1%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Uganda	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.43 UGX5,184	$0.90 NGN1,302.73	-37.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 UGX10,368	$2.33 NGN3,371.89	-18.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 UGX13,219	$1.55 NGN2,242.96	-57.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.77 UGX165,890	$30.46 NGN44,076.85	-33.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 UGX23,328	$5.94 NGN8,596.83	-7.7%
Average			-30.9%

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pay 31.8% more for clothing

	Uganda	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.81 UGX60,913	$17.42 NGN25,214.76	+3.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.94 UGX57,765	$29.27 NGN42,355.35	+83.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$43.26 UGX156,818	$55.68 NGN80,579.91	+28.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.77 UGX184,035	$56.56 NGN81,849.95	+11.4%
Average			+31.8%

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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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