Cost of living comparison
compared to
Nigeria vs. Ukraine Cost of Living Summary
Nigeria is 10.9% cheaper than Ukraine overall.
Nigeria vs. Ukraine Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.28
UAH327.13
|
$2.19
NGN2,908.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.79
UAH260.14
|
$5.09
NGN6,780.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
UAH33.01
|
$0.36
NGN473.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
UAH22.24
|
$0.32
NGN419.49
|
|
Ukraine vs. Nigeria - Cost of restaurants
pay 12.1% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH32.65
|
$0.95
NGN1,262.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH193.14
|
$2.24
NGN2,979.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
UAH198.32
|
$9.26
NGN12,329.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
UAH83.64
|
$1.49
NGN1,978.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
UAH93.16
|
$1.76
NGN2,340.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
UAH21.66
|
$0.88
NGN1,167.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
UAH30.95
|
$0.66
NGN872.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UAH32.89
|
$0.53
NGN709.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
UAH49.29
|
$0.67
NGN890.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
UAH14.25
|
$0.62
NGN819.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
UAH10.58
|
$0.57
NGN763.60
|
|
Ukraine vs. Nigeria - Cost of groceries
pay 28.0% less for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
UAH274.80
|
$2.41
NGN3,205.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.84
UAH621.89
|
$21.22
NGN28,254.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,153.65
UAH1M
|
$18,156.84
NGN24M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.95
UAH222.27
|
$6.88
NGN9,164.43
|
|
Ukraine vs. Nigeria - Cost of transportation
pay 23.0% more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.86
UAH263.29
|
$18.12
NGN24,120.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.96
UAH14,372.78
|
$372.59
NGN496K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$211.12
UAH9,483.83
|
$284.75
NGN379K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.64
UAH3,038.34
|
$55.52
NGN73,907.84
|
|
Ukraine vs. Nigeria - Cost of housing
pay 28.5% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.08
UAH11,862.56
|
$219.45
NGN292K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,644.44
UAH298K
|
$4,089.03
NGN5M
|
|
Ukraine vs. Nigeria - Cost of childcare
pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
UAH49.85
|
$0.74
NGN982.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH60.14
|
$2.31
NGN3,070.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
UAH132.47
|
$1.13
NGN1,506.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.77
UAH1,247.32
|
$19.01
NGN25,311.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.17
UAH187.12
|
$4.40
NGN5,854.04
|
|
Ukraine vs. Nigeria - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 59.0% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.22
UAH2,390.71
|
$13.41
NGN17,851.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
UAH1,665.47
|
$20.94
NGN27,874.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.72
UAH3,536.08
|
$34.35
NGN45,733.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.09
UAH3,957.09
|
$40.18
NGN53,488.77
|
|
Ukraine vs. Nigeria - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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